Johann Marsbar Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 The new B&M Railcam is at Greenville Junction in Maine, though there only appear to be two CP trains a day through there at the moment..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 That B&M Railcam at Greenville Junction is a bit of a disaster at the moment as there are problems with the internet connectivity in the area (i.e. the back of beyond..) so it still needs a lot of work, However, this one has gone live today... The elevated tracks in the foreground are the MBTA Green Line light rail service to Lechmere which should restart in December this year as the line is currently closed for major rebuilding and the opening of two significant extensions into the north of the City. In addition, where the two water-level lifting girder bridges can be seen, they are the tracks leading into Boston North Station on which MBTA and the Amtrak "Downeaster" services operate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 19, 2021 Here's an intersting Grab Bag from VRF: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 All the VRF cameras were taken offline at some stage in the past 24 hours due to a YouTube Terms of Service violation. They appealed about it and won their case, but they are only being restored on an individual basis, so will most probably take some time for them all to be back.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 The Greenville Jn cam is up and running again..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoa_GR1LMqk Yesterday was the first full day of it working, but all that passed in daylight were these two things... At the moment it is just one CP train in each direction a day, though this may apparently double in the next few months as CP have several new Intermodal contracts due to start. The current train in daylight hours, an Eastbound normally due in the 12.00-13.00 timeframe, duly turned up at 15.30 yesterday due to the track inspection. Shame the train frequency is so dire as it's a nice location. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 21, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Johann Marsbar said: The Greenville Jn cam is up and running again..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoa_GR1LMqk Yesterday was the first full day of it working, but all that passed in daylight were these two things... Shame the train frequency is so dire as it's a nice location. Would have even nicer if it was still a junction. It's not really surprising there is so little traffic, the line doesn't actually go through many places of note that might generate business and winds through sparse country Northwards & Westwards until it reaches Quebec. Edited October 21, 2021 by melmerby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 19 minutes ago, melmerby said: Would have even nicer if it was still a junction. It's not really surprising there is so little traffic, the line doesn't actually go through many places of note that might generate business and winds through sparse country Northwards & Westwards until it reaches Quebec. The Canadian Govt. are throwing lots of money at the Port of St John, NB, to enable it to take large container ships, so I think that is what CP are aiming to serve, long term. https://sjport.com/modernize/project-overview/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) Nice to see a 55 year old SD40-2 (#8881 - Formerly PRR #6073) leading the CSX Q264 Autorack train through Palmer today..... Edited October 22, 2021 by Johann Marsbar 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Johann Marsbar said: Nice to see a 55 year old SD40-2 (#8881 - Formerly PRR #6073) leading the CSX Q264 Autorack train through Palmer today..... The carbody is 55 years old, but the engine hasn’t been an SD40-2 for 55 years - the SD40-2 was only introduced in 1972. #8881 was built in 1966 as an SD40 - PRR #6073. At some point in its existence, it was rebuilt internally as an SD40-2. But there are still signs it wasn’t always a ‘Dash 2’. For example, it doesn’t have the ‘Dash 2’ sight glass on the engineer’s side of the long hood, the front ‘porch’ is short and there’s no rear overhang on the cab roof. http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/csx/csx8881ael.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted October 22, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2021 Probably not even the original engine fitted when it became a "dash 2" either, as like much railway/railroad equipment swap-outs are common throughout their life. BNSF have some GP28 locos from the 50s still(?) operating,. How much is original? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 This was a bit of a surprise on the Greenville camera yesterday - an FRA Inspection train - which increased the daily train count by 50% !! It even appeared to catch the man painting the station building by surprise - though at the moment, you can literally watch paint dry there whilst waiting to see trains on the camera..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 18, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) New location up tonight. Rochelle Illinois: It's not currently sponsored so is on a 3 month free demo. I seem to remember this location before somewhere. Was it "Trains" Mag who had a camera there? EDIT Trains mag still has a camera there, it is fixed (you can see it when the VR cam pans!) and they claim it is an exclusive location. Well, it's not exclusive any more and also the VR cam is a PTZ and is mounted higher. Edited November 19, 2021 by melmerby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2021 There's a promo video been posted now: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 I believe that Global III just west of the cam is now closed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 19, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Dr Gerbil-Fritters said: I believe that Global III just west of the cam is now closed. Closed in July according to reports. It's not on UP's map of facilities any more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Considering the Greenvile Jn cam in Maine only has two trains a day (one eb, one wb) for 5 days of the week at the moment, CP managed to turn up with the Naval liveried SD70 and a rather battered SD40-2 today...... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Must be a great cam to watch with just 2 trains per day!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johann Marsbar Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, woodenhead said: Must be a great cam to watch with just 2 trains per day!! It's a bit of a strange one as the people who run that network of sites seem to have only got into the "Railfan Market" in the past 18 months or less. Palmer, MA, is their main one, and a second camera has been added there in the past couple of months. They have several non-rail cameras in that area and I'm guessing the group restoring the station offered a free site/power for the Greenville one to publicise their efforts. CP are currently upgrading the line and are looking at gaining more traffic to the Port of St John, New Brunswick, having only recently bought the line back after selling it off many years ago, so more trains are likely in the future. At least with the 12 hour rewind facility, you can look for when the train passed rather than being stuck in front of the screen waiting for it to appear! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I'll stick with Belen, lots of BNSF action, even on Thanksgiving - I thought they might have less on, I only realised it was Thanksgiving because people were saying it in chat, the yard appeared just a busy as any other day. If anything, it is really busy there are present. Nice to also watch the old SD40 doing the fly shunting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 This is meant as an informative post. It isn't St John NB, it's Saint John NB (named after the Saint John River). This helps to differentiate it from St. John's Newfoundland Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2021 2 hours ago, woodenhead said: I'll stick with Belen, lots of BNSF action, even on Thanksgiving - I thought they might have less on, I only realised it was Thanksgiving because people were saying it in chat, the yard appeared just a busy as any other day. If anything, it is really busy there are present. Nice to also watch the old SD40 doing the fly shunting. It always amuses me when on the US railcams a site is considered "busy" if it gets 40-50 trains per day, that's just one an hour in each direction The busiest places in the UK manage 40-50 per hour! e.g. Camden junction on a weekday has typically 42 trains between 0800 and 0900 Peterborough has 28. Birmingham New Street has 54. Yes I know it's a different situation, with little passenger traffic and 3 mile long double stacks carrying as much as 6 or more UK box trains! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2021 Changing the subject slightly. Does anyone know if there has been a change in operation arrangements between the big players in the last couple of years? When I first looked at Virtual Railfan a few years back you didn't see many "foreign" locos, let alone trains on one company's tracks. (apart from agreed arrangements like BNSF & UP through Cajon Pass CA.) These days multi company loco lash-ups are common and "foreign" trains seem to be everywhere. e.g. NS trains on former Sante Fe tracks in the south and west. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium New Haven Neil Posted November 28, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 19/11/2021 at 16:37, melmerby said: Closed in July according to reports. It's not on UP's map of facilities any more. Trains are getting routed there though, reading the chat. Is it just for re-marshalling? There are switch jobs that pull out and block the diamond for ages shuffling back and forwards until the train is made up and then depart EB. Great webcam though, really enjoying it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, melmerby said: It always amuses me when on the US railcams a site is considered "busy" if it gets 40-50 trains per day, that's just one an hour in each direction The busiest places in the UK manage 40-50 per hour! e.g. Camden junction on a weekday has typically 42 trains between 0800 and 0900 Peterborough has 28. Birmingham New Street has 54. Yes I know it's a different situation, with little passenger traffic and 3 mile long double stacks carrying as much as 6 or more UK box trains! Because a load of generic EMUs is nothing like a load of big (albeit fairly generic ) diesels. No bells and horns at Camden either, or wagon load trains and the only SD40s to be seen are disguised as 66s which may make an appearance on civils. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted November 30, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 30, 2021 The new cam at Rochelle Il has now gained sponsorship up until July '22, so plenty more viewing to come. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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