Recently restored New Haven GP-9 #1224 leads a short train of vintage New Haven rolling stock on a Candlewood Valley Scenic Railway excursion. This is a ride-along video shot from 4 vantage points on the train. Filmed January 1, 2014 in 720p.
Very nice Jon. Thanks for sharing it with us. The squeaking would drive me nuts though!
It’s been years since this stock turned a wheel. The shop crew was a little lax in checking the lubrication :]
A pleasant to watch video Jon. As for squeaks, well I can tell you I have a couple of Bachmann Big Hauler coal hoppers that can squeak.
It does not concern me though as I hear lots of noises from locos and cars on the heritage railway on which I volunteer.
Bout all I did yesterday outside was carry more firewood in for the woodstove, but I appreciate your bravery…
Jon Radder said:
It’s been years since this stock turned a wheel. The shop crew was a little lax in checking the lubrication :]
I can understand that. If you are not watching over them like a hawk those shop guys can get lazy.
COOL! Thanks for posting!
Great video Jon, ill bet everything is covered in snow this morning;)
Nice video and Sound. I found myself wanting to duck heading into the tunnel. That cut leading to it must be a leaf trap but it is cool.
Speaking of lazy workers you have one right at the beginning of the video that is literally asleep at the switch!
Nice run, Jon…
Very nice. I wish I had track indoors. I have two Lgb shorty passenger cars that start squeeking 10 minutes after they’re lubed!
Ron Tremblay said:
Great video Jon, ill bet everything is covered in snow this morning;)
Actually, just a dusting overnight. Would have been nice for pictures, but had to work today. We are supposed to get 6-12 overnight tonight. No plans on plowing that, but we’ll see how I feel Saturday :]
Todd Haskins said:
Nice video and Sound. I found myself wanting to duck heading into the tunnel. That cut leading to it must be a leaf trap but it is cool.
Speaking of lazy workers you have one right at the beginning of the video that is literally asleep at the switch!
He’s more than asleep. Look closely; he’s missing his head!
And yes, the cut / dead end tunnel is a leaf trap. It does have an access hatch above the dead end that I can shove my leaf blower in.
Nice video - I was surprised that your headlight didn’t illuminate anything in the tunnel. Maybe it only provides illumination for your headless workers?
Thanks Bruce -
Because I’m powered by a trail car the headlight is not on full time. Also the camera was directly in front of it casting a shadow and lastly, the camera is very slow to adapt to changing light conditions. There was some very dim tunnel detail, but I edited it out. All you see is the black corrugated pipe - too much debris to go all the way in to Fred’s vault.
I now know the best method to find bad track. Just view a moving train over the top of the cars. I knew I had a problem at the crossing, but never realized how bad it was until I viewed this footage.
Nice video Jon. Looks like your having fun making videos. I was going to run something yesterday but I got caught up working on my clockwork layout. Maybe tomorrow…
Nice, Jon! I’ll bet it looks different today! We are about to get hit any minute.
I did buy a camera that I haven’t used so I may pick your brain at York.
Jon Radder said:
Recently restored New Haven GP-9 #1224 leads a short train of vintage New Haven rolling stock on a Candlewood Valley Scenic Railway excursion. This is a ride-along video shot from 4 vantage points on the train. Filmed January 1, 2014 in 720p.
Nice video Jon, Any advantages to Vimeo over Youtube ?
Also whats the light for on the Box car?
Hey Nick!
Vimeo Vs Youtube: I just like it better and it’s not owned by Google (Big Bro). I can play the videos on my TV via a Roku box. Vimeo had HD long before Youtube.
Re the light - Actually it’s a reefer and serves as a power/sound trail car for my 1:29 fleet. The light is a bi-color LED that indicates direction of travel. Green is the direction of travel when the throttle is opened. Red is opposite of the direction of travel. Helps me when I do switching. Details of the trail car here: Cheesy Sound Car Ver 3