Unloading a B&P Coal Train

After coming into the Buffalo, NY the previous evening, a Buffalo & Pittsburgh coal train gets sent over to the rotary dumper at the old Bethlehem Steel site in Lackawanna, now known as the Gateway Metroport, where the hoppers are pushed into the dumper with the help of a modified, chopped cab EMD SW1! Unfortunately, due to battery life and winds blowing off the Lake Erie, I wasn't able to get as much footage as I wanted. There's always next time though!
Filmed 4/6/2023
©2023 M'G:20 Productions - Matty Gunn
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Train/Engine information:
Coal Unloading Operations
-BSCX SW1 #75
Equipment used:
-Canon Vixia HF R800
-DJI Mavic Mini 2 Drone
-Uniden Bearcat BC125AT Handheld Scanner

[@CalvinJobbs-ib5ef]

A great display of one of the most revolutionary tools used by railfans as part of their photographic arsenal. Great video and thanks for sharing.

[@mattygunn693]

My pleasure, I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Seeing this operation is one of the biggest reasons I got a drone, as it's something I've wanted to see for a long time and there's no way to get anywhere close to this area on the ground without trespassing!

[@tylerallen6995]

Awesome video. Place looks like a ghost town.

[@muzvid]

I always thought the coal was unloaded through the bottom of the car. How wild to see them tip the whole car over!

[@ACK333]

Great choice.

[@KCTopDawg]

Nice video Matty

[@mattygunn693]

Thank you!

[@harold1098]

That Drone is AWESOME!!!!!

[@mattygunn693]

It certainly comes in handy!

[@davestrains6816]

Amazing video and thanks for sharing. Dave

[@mattygunn693]

Thank you!

[@alexnunes1799]

❤ very cool ❤ it 🚂

[@Patric5590]

Awesome video 👍😎🇺🇸🚂

[@mattygunn693]

Thank you!

[@mshotz1]

Is this coal loaded onto ships or is there a customer on the old Lackawanna Steel site that uses it?

[@mattygunn693]

It's loaded onto ships.

[@kevinzeh3559]

Where does the coal normally go from there?

[@gogetthegoose1]

6:35 I know it uses gravity to move the cars, but how is this one moving in such a case? PS cool footage

[@briank.8925]

I was just about to ask about that long shed that the red engine is sticking it's nose out of. If the tracks come out the other side. Watched the whole video before asking this time! Anyways, good stuff!

[@mattygunn693]

Thanks! It's an old coal thaw shed from when the steel mill and coke plant were still in operation.

[@johndanaher6371]

I think you got plenty of footage. I enjoy watching them dump that coal then push that car out and up the hump.

[@mattygunn693]

Thank you! I honestly don't think I could've gotten much more footage anyways, maybe filming another car being unloaded. Unfortunately fighting the headwind coming off the lake to fly over to the dumper used up about a quarter battery life. Damn wind! 😆 I do agree though, everything about this operation is amazing and I doubt I'll be getting old of anytime soon haha