ORE DOCK DRONE VIEWS with CN ore trains and yards in Duluth and Two Harbors, MN. NSSR ride, museum!
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2023
- 07/01/2023 Duluth, MN. My first time to Duluth, here you can see the taconite and limestone facility of the Canadian National. Shortly after looking at the ore docks I caught a North Shore Scenic Railroad train on it's return trip. You can also see the outside storage of the Duluth Depot museum! 07/02/2023 The NSSR train we rode had some classic cars and at least one flat wheel. The Two Harbors turn around is a great train ride with some beautiful scenery. The drone shows the Two Harbors taconite and CN railyard. On my return trip home I caught this old CNW snow plow!
Nice north shores scenic railroad nice CN and a boat there on the river and yard actions in Duluth Minnesota and Duluth depot museum nice museum there red good stuff there 👍😊😊😊
Thanks Diego! That was a great trip👍
I absolutely love the simplicity and boldness of the SOO livery on the engine and caboose
If you know where to go up the hill and down you'll find Duluth a fantastic little city. Search Skyline Parkway and drive it from the west from Becks to Seven Bridges Road. Don't loose track as you go past a busy route going up and down the hill. Stop and get out of your vehicle there is a lot to see, don't forget to read the many markers. Climb Enger Tower and at the east end take a jump into The Deeps, ok at least walk around at The Deeps. There are a couple abandoned train tunnels so have a peak.
So cool. Exciting video!👍
Thanks Electric Trains!
Terrific road-trip video! Thanks, Red.
They must have tougher RR police min Minnesota... all those CN taconite ore cars and ZERO graffiti! Very cool.
Thanks HeyBeerDan! Maybe less artists up there😀
I went up there a few years ago and it was hard to believe how g those are!!! Got to see a loco and 2 cars on to and they looked tiny. Thanks for showing us around!! JT from Cedar Rapids.
You're welcome JT! You're just down the road from me👍
Another great video and drone work. I hadn't seen this video before... or anything like it.
Thanks Steve!
Minnesota also around has it's own pipestone rock, red type of very hard material the pipe stone is.
Thank you for the video Red.
You're welcome SP!
Man Those Ore Docks Are Impressive
Yes, massive. Their pretty old too, great engineering!
Also Nice Catch On The North Shore Scenic Railroad
Thanks Johnnie!
Nice! Born and raised in Duluth, neat to see areas so familiar from above. When I was a kid we never walked much past those baseball fields (Wheeler Field) on the tracks cause we were scared of getting in trouble!
Thanks IBR! Next time up I'd like to video the open pit mine.
Great video today Red. Very educational and interesting. 😊😊😊
Thanks Gary!
Excellent bell intro Red!! Awesome video, great road trip!!
I knew you'd like it Michael! Beautiful country up there but a bit chilly for my taste.
The taconite yard and scenic railroad are cool. I love ❤️ seeing that vintage passenger equipment! 😊😊😊
Great museum to check out too Gary! Lots of information👍
They are reopening passenger service between Duluth and Minneapolis next year I believe. I currently live in Minneapolis but have considered moving up to Duluth, or just outside the city. It is a beautiful area.
@@brianh9358 It is a beautiful spot. Definitely chilly up there!
That's amazing how many ore cars are on that train. It would scare the daylights out of me to pull a train onto that dock. Steel girders can only hold so much weight after an extended time. 😮😮😮
Those docks are built pretty sturdy. Some of them are over a century old!
Nice video!
Hi. Red
I like the new intro.
The only thing I think it is
2 Bells to long.
😮. I'm going to go back and count the bell rings.
I like that showtime.
Keith
Well, that was fun! Thanks for showing us around on your vacation, Red. I've not been that far north ever. Looks real green and pretty up there!
You're welcome softkitty! I know one thing, it's cold up there by that lake.
“It’s Bell Time”. I’m thinking 🤔 the Wasps are either Deaf and/or Dead by now. 😬👍 Always Fun to Travel and See something New. Thanks for Sharing, Red. 👍🙏
You're welcome Ken! I think the decibels of the bell have deterred the darn wasps😀
I’ve seen those hopper coal trains in Duluth,we even drove past some on the way to our hotel there,saw a picture of steam being the team hauling some of the cars. I also went on a train ride on the SOO engine past the depot and I explored as saw some engines in the depot too I believe. I was also on the dome passenger car. It was fun there at Duluth.
Definitely a great railfan spot. A bit on the chilly side!
Imagen how many millions of ore cars dumped at those docks over 100 + years.
Amazing views of the ore docks! I also loved seeing the big machine in operation at the Two Harbors taconite pile. I guess the NSSR is a 2-train operation since there's a long stretch between 2 trains? Sorry you didn't get to see any ore trains on the move but at least you got a reminder of home with all those ex-CNW dash 8's
Thanks fallingup90! That machine a t Two Harbors was cool. Didn't notice it at first while shooting the video. Glad you pointed out the fact on the ex CNW power👍
Nice footage. At 8:47, there actually is a boat being loaded. You can see the white colored unloading boom swung out on the south side of the dock. It gives a good idea of how large the dock is if a 700' freighter can hide behind it.
Thanks super builder! Glad you noticed that👍
I seen Big Boy there a few years age. Go up to Two Harbors, MN. Theres a big Boy up there
Duluth is really cool. I have video on my channel of that ore dock in operation. I didn't know they still used the gravity only portion of that dock. I also have a video posted of that type of dock in operation in Marquette MI. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome JOC! I'd like to get back up there again some time👍
Great video. I love Midwestern railroading...
Thanks Tiger!
Road the North Shore line 10+ years ago in their Budd motorcar. Got to spend some time in the cab during the trip.
It's a great set up. I saw the Budd car during my visit.
You are pretty good at flying that contraption. Enjoy your channel.
Dem iron rangers aren’t into tagging besides most of the year it’s too cold to be wondering around a rail yard with a can of spray paint.
Thanks Randy! It's a good flying bird.
@@sandyg9228 It's cold next to that lake. Water temp was 39 degrees in some parts still.
Hope you get to ride the scenic railway, and maybe you can get a cab ride in the SOO LINE GP30❗, and theres a D M&IR 2-8-8-4 on display somewhere, i saw it waaay back in the 1950s❗
i need one of those bells.
Got mine from a retired CNW diesel mechanic!
I wanna hear the coupler slack on that ore train.
🇺🇸😎👍🇺🇸
Great camera work and insight of yards an trains!
Thanks CDG!
Great stuff-gorgeous day for flying!
Thanks Bill M! Day was just right for the drone👍
Great video! One of our favorite places! -Jenny
Thanks Jenny! Very unique spot👍
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 you're welcome
Such a cool video. Absolutely loved it. To bad they weren't unloading cars loading the ore ship. Soooooo cool. On my bucket list
Thanks David S! Lots of great history up there too.
The yellow cars were side-discharged Diffco Dumpers for ballast, rock, limestone. The entire side of that car tips up via hydraulic arms…impressive in action.
That DM&IR 2-8-8-4 was on display in Two Harbors, its only one axle shy of being a "BIG BOY".
Yep, I saw it Paul! They have one in the Duluth museum too.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 well.....thats the one i saw!, it was in Duluth, i had no idea there was another one at Two Harbors. I had to be about 5 or 6 years old when we went to Duluth as a side trip on a family vacation waaaaay back in the 1950s.
This is a splendid video of the Canadian National's (former Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range Railroad) taconite ore docks in Duluth and Two Harbors, Minnesota, Red! The drone footage of both locations was wonderful. Too bad you were not able to see that taconite boat being loaded at the Two Harbors. I have seen several videos of Great Lakes ore boats being loaded at the Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad's ore loading dock in Marquette, Michigan. I have not been in the Duluth, Minnesota/Superior, Wisconsin area in close to 46 years. In 1977 my wife and I took a vacation to the Upper Peninsula with our three-year-old and one-year-old sons. We also stopped in Marquette, Michigan. I was also in Marquette, Michigan on a tour with the Chicago & North Western Historical Society. That tour to Marquette was a bus trip step up by the CNWHS for members.
Thanks Thomas! That's a very interesting place around Duluth. 3M products originated in Duluth. To see the ore docks up close is jaw dropping, there massive. Getting the drone up over the open pit mine in action would have been nice too. Maybe next time!
You missed the point of the topographical nature of getting materials from the mines to the docks-there’s a 300ft difference in the terrain so when the trains get to the dock area, it drops 300 ft! That’s why DM&IR RR locos all had dynamic braking systems…SD9, -18s, -24s, n -38s! Their sister RR was the Eastern Joliet w/its funky colors of orange n yellow. The 2 RRs often exchanged loco equipment.
Thanks for the info Greg!
Good video Red. Been a few years since I've been to the Duluth Museum. Rode the bike around Lake Superior once. (saw a moose in the ditch).
Thanks Fred! I rode to Copper Harbor one year. That lake is darn cold to ride next to!
I don't know where you got that bell but it is so cool. 25:06 looks like it was a roundhouse.
Got the bell from a retired CNW diesel mechanic👍
Iowa too so i have to keep working
Red, so awesome!!! Next time, you have to go to Proctor on top of the hill. At one time, it was the largest sorting yard in the world (war time). They used up all the rich raw ore and now only taconite pellets are left to make steel (along with the limestone). At one time, there were six ore docks extending into the lake...which, is really the St. Louis River at that point.
Thanks Dan L! Very interesting history up there. Just the amount of steel in those ore docks is impressive👍
Great spot, would be fun to see how the work on the dock
Yes Ronald, would have been neat to see the loading operations. It would be easy to catch if I was local!
Red I love your channel would appreciate it very much. If you could tell us the make and model of your drone. Thanks again keep up the good work.
You're welcome Pauly B! I have a dji air 2s drone.
Thanks red love your drone work!!
Oh my GOD I want that bell! You need a train horn! Awesome shots of the harbour. Those are huge taconite pits, massive! The drone shots are just fantastic buddy, don't worry about it being the weekend. The birds eye view is perfect. I hope you had a great vacation. Love the video looking out from the back of the NSSR. Great cameo at the beginning of this video as well. Pretty cool shots of all the engines at the museum. All in all a great video Sir! Cheers from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks Phantom! I think I'm pushing it enough with the neighbors on the bell. A horn may be a bit too much. The NSSR is well worth the money for a tour. Have a good one👍
Red, I believe the former DM&IR locomotives (now CN) have small logo numbers designating their original numbers?
I don't doubt that. They probably do have the original reporting marks👍
wasn't that a CNW bi level barely seen at that museum?
Yes Allen it was. The lighting was poor at that time so I passed on a video close up.
Quite a tour! Did you get to ride on the upper level in the Zephyr Dome Car? I believe they were originally created for the California Zephyr; so luxurious to be a train passenger in those days.
I couldn’t figure out how the loading of the taconite ore would work. Looks very complex. Did you hear where the steel mills are that all that ore goes to?
How great to see the bright colors of the SOO locomotive and caboose. I often see old SOO hoppers on Virtual Rail Fan videos. All faded and worn but still working, not totally obliterated by graffiti vandals. VRF Grab Bag videos point out the old RR names as often as you do. They call them Fallen Flags.
Thanks Betty! Yes, we did ride in the dome part of the Zephyr. What a great way to travel and see your surroundings. Looks to me like they dump the railcars near the docks and then conveyors run the ore to the boats. Not sure on the nearest steel mills.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 Thanks. If you learn more, let us know
Curious as o what you are flying for a drone? Nice footage!
Thanks Mike J! Dji air 2s with smart controller.
Hi Red thanks for the great video. I was just curious when you’re in Montour how is it determined which track is number one and which one is number two
You're welcome Pauly! Track one is the North track👍
Red is that a general rule for east westbound traffic
@@paulyb1240 Yes I believe so. I think North South tracks call the main to the East track 1.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 thanks red
Those trains belong to an impressive RR Museum! Did you go in n see their massive articulated Yellowstone loco? If not, ya missed out…
There was a lot to take in at that museum. I saw the 4-8-8-2 steamer. They had the wheels up just enough to run the drive wheels with an electric motor.
2-8-8-4 I meant. Yes the Yellowstone was impressive.
What thr storie on the dock to the right ? No track .
I think they abandoned it. Notice the curvy approach to it.
@@redsiowatrainvideos6645 be interesting to know why and what happened
I counted 17 bell rings
Hmmm
Maybe six or eight would be plenty what do you think.
Well you don't have to get mad at me. LOL
KEITH
Yes Keith, I actually cut some of the rings out😃 She's definitely loud!
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I didn't think it was too loud.
It just seemed like 17 was quite a few.
I'm not getting down on your red I just noticed different little things in videos that's all.
@@KTHKUHNKK Just imagine if I had a horn😃
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I love your channel brother.
I actually lay outside in the evening and listen to the trains at a distance and they sound so nice
It's all good buddy.
When I get the video done I will send it to you of the crash and repair of my drone.
NO. SHIT
It's okay You're allowed to laugh.
Keith
And it was my own dumb fault
Sorry to hear about that. I'm just hoping a bird doesn't wreck mine one of these days. They sure get close sometimes!
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I actually had a bird strike one time.
My drone is a hexacopter.
That means six motors.
So I got a motor error return to home now and I did it flew back on a five motors.
I was so happy for that.
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I was going to tell you when I lay outside in the evening and I can hear the trains at a distance many times I'll bring my recorder out and record the sounds they're awesome.
Keith