Thanks for the nice footage of those SD35's. I think one of the reasons why GLC picked up those SD35's is because on their rail line north of Cadillac to Petoskey, they have to cross the 100-year-old Manistee River bridge, which has weight restrictions so severe they had to cut in empty cars between loaded cars to distribute the weight, and those SD35s with more axles would be easier on that old bridge than GLC's main fleet of 4-axle power (GP35's and GP38-2's).
We appreciate the information, sir! That line north of Cadillac is pretty neat, but not surprising that they have weight restrictions. Very lightly traveled...
If they're adding empty cars to distribute weight, the issue is the total weight allowed on the bridge, not axle weight. An SD35 is much heavier than a GP35 or GP38 so they'd be worse on the weak bridge, not better.
I think that it's awesome that GLC Railroad ended up getting Three SD35 Engine's from Montana Rail but it's always SAD to see the Engine's leave there home rails. Awesome video as always...
701, 702, 704, and 705 went to the Great Lakes Central, while 703 went to the Southern Railway of British Columbia (Sister company to Montana Rail Link)
Hello, Eli. First, thank you for watching and commenting! Unfortunately, we could not travel to Canada to document 703 (SRY 385), so we concentrated on GLC. Not sure where 704 ended up, but it’s been off the MRL roster for around 30 years.
Way back when, we would catch PC/CR SD35s quite often. Then after CR, we would catch the CNJ SD35s! B&O/Chessie SD35s were quite common. What really stood out was going to the Cincy area and catching L&N SD/SDP 35s. Once at CP GANO/Sharonville, Ohio I saw 3 SCL SDP35s!
Yes, sir! The old 703. Actually, we'd love to catch it in action. But unfortunately, travel restrictions have prevented that. Maybe sometime in the future? Thank you for the comment!
Greetings and thank you for your time and patience for posting this video online through your CZcams channle it was most enjoyable to watch,can you please do more videos perhaps on a weekly basis or month by posting new video's,perhaps some older second generation locomotive's trains of course I would like to see E8 SD 40-2 GP38-2
Only 1 of these still run on GLC today the rest of them have been placed on the repair line unfortunately. 383 is the only survivor currently serviceable
Thank you for that information. We’re sorry to hear about 384 and 386. It would be great to see them running again. 383 seems to be “the chosen one”. 705 (383) was the last SD35 to operate on the MRL, as it was preferred by the railroad over the other two. We appreciate the comment.
Byron was a neat spot. We checked it out just ahead of the train, but had to race south to the next crossing when we found everything in town to be in shadows. Wish that hadn’t been the case.
It’s a turbocharged 567, hence the similar sound to a 645. Good possibility MRL may have upgraded some components in the SD35’s to 645 also, power assemblies etc
@@CVisionContributor I live in white rock bc so I'm closer to the BNSF line that runs on white rock beach I haven't actually seen a sry rail train accept for one of the sw900s in the yard at sumas in Abbotsford when visiting the aggressive towing yard for the tow truck toy run
Thanks for the nice footage of those SD35's. I think one of the reasons why GLC picked up those SD35's is because on their rail line north of Cadillac to Petoskey, they have to cross the 100-year-old Manistee River bridge, which has weight restrictions so severe they had to cut in empty cars between loaded cars to distribute the weight, and those SD35s with more axles would be easier on that old bridge than GLC's main fleet of 4-axle power (GP35's and GP38-2's).
We appreciate the information, sir! That line north of Cadillac is pretty neat, but not surprising that they have weight restrictions. Very lightly traveled...
Cadillac resident here. We really don’t see them up here anymore than the GPs. But, I would like too. 👍
@@ro6742 It would be nice if they ran them north more. They certainly look great on the runs out of Cadillac!
If they're adding empty cars to distribute weight, the issue is the total weight allowed on the bridge, not axle weight. An SD35 is much heavier than a GP35 or GP38 so they'd be worse on the weak bridge, not better.
I think that it's awesome that GLC Railroad ended up getting Three SD35 Engine's from Montana Rail but it's always SAD to see the Engine's leave there home rails. Awesome video as always...
Thank you, Kenny! And yes, we feel the same way.
Welp, those SD35s were built for Norfolk and Western so, by that logic, it was sad that they were in Montana in the first place...
I dont. They were just fine without that garbage and go figure I go all the way to MI to see them and whats leading? A fugly MRL painted SD35....
@@BNSF2184 GLC has been power short for a couple of years now, so how fair is it to say that “they were just fine without that garbage”?
MRL really maintained their engines so these SD35s, if maintained will last a long time!
Yes! And GLC takes great care of them. They are even upgrading their electrical systems, from what we've heard.
I sure Love those sounds of the EMD’s. Great seeing SD35’s! SUPER video!
Thank you, Chuck! We appreciate the nice comment.
701, 702, 704, and 705 went to the Great Lakes Central, while 703 went to the Southern Railway of British Columbia (Sister company to Montana Rail Link)
Hello, Eli. First, thank you for watching and commenting! Unfortunately, we could not travel to Canada to document 703 (SRY 385), so we concentrated on GLC. Not sure where 704 ended up, but it’s been off the MRL roster for around 30 years.
I thought GLC only got 3 of them.
That is correct. GLC got MRL 701, 702, and 705.
@@CVisionProductions1 Oh oops. Sorry thats wrong.
All good, Eli. We’re still wondering where 704 ended up. That’s a mystery we have yet to solve.
Fantastic video! Great to see Erik in there as well!
Thank you, DIB! Erik is quite the popular guy right now...
Love the SD35!
We do too! Thank you.
Way back when, we would catch PC/CR SD35s quite often.
Then after CR, we would catch the CNJ SD35s! B&O/Chessie SD35s were quite common.
What really stood out was going to the Cincy area and catching L&N SD/SDP 35s.
Once at CP GANO/Sharonville, Ohio I saw 3 SCL SDP35s!
Can’t forget about SRY’s lone little unit 385. Definitely is a stand out in the territory up here!
Yes, sir! The old 703. Actually, we'd love to catch it in action. But unfortunately, travel restrictions have prevented that. Maybe sometime in the future? Thank you for the comment!
SD 35 is running clean
Yes, sir! They take good care of them at GLC. Additionally, MRL always maintained their equipment well.
@@CVisionContributor it shows in combustion performance
They're taking good care of them!
It sure looks that way! Thank you for the comment.
Greetings and thank you for your time and patience for posting this video online through your CZcams channle it was most enjoyable to watch,can you please do more videos perhaps on a weekly basis or month by posting new video's,perhaps some older second generation locomotive's trains of course I would like to see E8 SD 40-2 GP38-2
There will certainly be more! We've got plenty of videos planned. Thank you for the kind words and stay tuned...
Only 1 of these still run on GLC today the rest of them have been placed on the repair line unfortunately. 383 is the only survivor currently serviceable
Thank you for that information. We’re sorry to hear about 384 and 386. It would be great to see them running again. 383 seems to be “the chosen one”. 705 (383) was the last SD35 to operate on the MRL, as it was preferred by the railroad over the other two. We appreciate the comment.
Good catch. Those are ex-N&W high hood units. There is photo confirmation that at least one of them worked in Michigan for N&W or on a run-through.
Very cool! Thanks for the information.
They still have the old N&W air horns too.
Love the sound of classic southern railway horns.I should know I am from. N.C.
Those P5s were excellent! One of the coolest features of the GLC SD35 fleet, for sure.
We used to have 2 southern railway ENGINES but that didn't last...
Nice they Still have the old N&W air horns on them.
Those P5s sound good!
No problem
This is awesome!!!
Thank you, my friend! Glad you enjoyed it.
Are the 35 shorter than the 40 ones?
Yes, SD35’s are shorter than SD40’s
SD35s are 60 feet long and SD40s are 65 feet long. Sd40-2 is 68 feet long
The question is where are they now?how many did they have?
MRL had five. One was retired early on. One is on SRY. The remaining three are here on GLC.
i like how hes like
durand, check
byron, skip
south of byron, check
Byron was pretty much completely shadowed in, so we opted for a location just south of town with nice sunlight. Thank you for the comment.
@@CVisionProductions1 since i live in byron i've been looking for videos of people railfanning in byron
Byron was a neat spot. We checked it out just ahead of the train, but had to race south to the next crossing when we found everything in town to be in shadows. Wish that hadn’t been the case.
@@CVisionProductions1 out on lehring rd its kinda sunny. the only forest that's really there is after the tracks
Thank you for sharing! Loved it. Do these still retain their 567D engines?
Thank you! And yes, as far as we know, they still have 567D3A prime movers. They have a distinct sound.
An sd35 carries a 567d3a 16 cylinder two cycle engine.the same engine that her sister has. Both models have 2500 hp
What’s the next show that has Great Lakes Central?
Michigan Short Lines and Tourist Lines!
If we get over there to cover them, sure! That's a good title.
Sure that's not a 645?? Sounds much more like an SD40-2 prime mover than a 567.
It’s a turbocharged 567, hence the similar sound to a 645. Good possibility MRL may have upgraded some components in the SD35’s to 645 also, power assemblies etc
@@timwilliams5072 makes sense thanks for that!
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cool
Thank you, Alex!
@@CVisionContributor np
1 still operates with southern railway of British Columbia or sry rail link
Correct! We'd like to catch SRY 385 one of these days, but not sure when, or if, it will happen. Thanks for the comment.
@@CVisionContributor I live in white rock bc so I'm closer to the BNSF line that runs on white rock beach I haven't actually seen a sry rail train accept for one of the sw900s in the yard at sumas in Abbotsford when visiting the aggressive towing yard for the tow truck toy run
@@CVisionContributor sry railink doesn't run 385 regularly because it has electrical issues
@@keatonsparksvideoproductions Oh, really... that’s a shame. Thank you for the information!
Yeah. Very interesting! I like the coal gonds. With the white covwrs on them.! bj N scaler..
Thank you, Bruce!
When will video tape RCPE SD35 Huron, SD Rapid City? :)
As soon as humanly possible, Andrew. C. Vision loves South Dakota and the RCPE!
@@CVisionContributor Hey, thanks for the response. I didn’t think you would actually respond. Visit Sodak soon.
@@AT.L We will. Sooner than you think!
When your in sodak how about some videos of the northern roads. Like BNSF and the d&I, dmvw, tcw(sm), r&w, ee, and dshi.
@@ajwillett7302 We can do that! Stay tuned and your wish will be our command.
No son SD35 son SD40
Right now the Great Lakes central railroad sd35’s are out of service
We’re sorry to hear that. Those SD35s are awesome locomotives. Thank you for the update.
Give them time--- they will be back, as they need them.
Who would win in a fight?
ShitShoe or some of these P5s?
It would be a close fight, that's for sure!
I got a stack on the Nathan
@@TheINTELLIG3NTS Those P5s did pack quite the punch! Especially 383 and 384...
These would be more appealing if they were in GLC paint. Also Id rather the GP35s w/ Alco trucks. MRL=Overrated!