Eastern Railroad Discussion > "Deep Woods Work Extra"

An Adirondack Railroad work train is featured here passing through a rock cut in Big Moose, NY yesterday afternoon.

About 2 hours passed between the northbound and southbound moves. You will note I was videoing in a minor hail storm in the second segment. However, within 10 minutes, the squall ended and sunny skies arrived once again.

 

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Video of the Year!! That DPU Remote SW-1 was fab-you-luss!! Keep'em coming, always look forward to your videos,
totally refreshing change from those 15 minute womders of ES44C4's going by!

Out 

Wow, still carrying "New York Central," and it has been a long time.  BTW, where is Big Moose?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/13/21 16:29 by nycman.

My ears! My ears! Seriously, very interesting. I do have questions about what the excavator was doing.

Fritz in MD

fritzrr Wrote:
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> My ears! My ears! Seriously, very interesting. I
> do have questions about what the excavator was
> doing.
>
> Fritz in MD

Setting out new ties for replacement.

Nice video!!

Nice one !

Big Moose is in the Adirondack Mountains of New York in north of Thendara and south of Beaver River on the Utica - Tuppper Lake line that went to Montreal and Lake Placid.

Why the SW-1 ?

Excellent Video!!!
ALLEN

train1275 Wrote:
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> Why the SW-1 ?

I'm told it was primarily used so the conductor wouldn't have to hang on to a gondola during any reverse moves (they set out three cars in Big Moose). The one caboose on the property, nicely restored in Conrail blue, is being used in this fashion now between Snow Jct (Remsen)-Thendara.

BTW, an "industry source" informs me that each gon contained 500 ties and weighed-in at 130 tons.