Train GRAVEYARD | What Happens to OLD Locomotives?

Where do old locomotives and railcars go to die? We'll answer that question, and talk about the trains that have gotten a second chance in this V12 Productions Special!

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[connieembury]

I'm an older Canadian women whose family were all railway workers. I really enjoy your videos especially this one. Here in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada we have the Prairie Dog Central Railway. They run a beautiful old 4-4-0 1882 Dubs and company (Glasgow, Scotland) built for the Canadian Pacific Railway. My family had a connection to the engine as my Grandfather was a section foreman for CPR and my dad remembered the engine from his childhood. They also run an EMD GP9 diesel locomotive built in 1958 by General Motors. I love the old steam engines and have fond memories of the old diesel trains carrying grain to the northern Port of Churchill.

[michaeldougfir]

When I was a little stinker, my first word was CABOOSE. I have loved trains for more decades than I will write in here. So I thank you for this documentry. It did my heart good.

[rustynail]

12:45 the GM Locomotive Group is where my father in-law worked in London, Ontario Canada. He would have been there when this unit was built. He was in quality control, and fixed electrical wiring issues. He said it was his favourite job. He retired as a GM employee before the plant was later sold and eventually closed with manufacturing going to the states. GM also had made city buses, like the one in the movie Speed, and 8 wheel military vehicles here. General Dynamics has long taken it over and is still in operations at the same location. When I was in grade school the GM plant celebrated 25 years and I went with my family. I’m now 51 years old so that says how long they have been in the community. Great video.

[PaganWizard]

14:37 I recently celebrated my 59th birthday, and this GWRR locomotive has ALWAYS been my favorite design. I wonder what one of these in running condition would cost.

[ericmason]

It is good to see some old equipment recycled. When old equipment doesn't get recycled I can only think that management does not to put money into doing the right thing. It is more important to reach short term goals and get their bonuses,

[MISCIFMAKER]

R.I.P. HOBO SHOESTRING MARK NICHOLOS AN AMERICAN 2OTH CENTURY HOBO LEGEND SHOESTRING HOBO . 🎉

[RODALCO]

Brilliant footage and explanation. That 4501-steam locomotive is a beauty. Great that she is preserved and in use.

[jessicaames]

I give thank you to those who work on the railroad out there. I remember being a kid and my dad and I going to train tracks to watch a train. Come through.

[GMCGUY-]

I can never sit still and watch a full video of anybody else's train videos on here except yours. You do a fantastic job something to do with the way you explain everything. Excellent job looking forward to new videos. Maybe do a video about Pam am railways.

[Mas]

Honestly it hurts to see a locomotive being torn to bits and theres nothing nobody can do to stop it
They have so much potential to be sold to short lines.

[revharrycwigmoreiii]

Thank you V12 Productions for old memories, and some new ones, Fully enjoy your Train videos, My location is along side Main 1 North/South CSX in Smithfield, NC 1/2 mile from my house. The heavy loads every once and a while shake my concrete floor, in my home, loud horns and an occasional Horn salute from passing Mixed Manifest to coal, to tanker trains. Trains have been my hobby since I was 5 yrs old and I am 72 now. V12, thank you again for posting this video.

[paulkoza]

Charlie, as always, the photography and commentary and research were superb. Thanks!

[jdwht]

Interesting! My grandfather 'drove' steam locos for NY Central/Michigan Central until the day before he passed away from a sudden onset brain aneurysm. I'm not a real train aficionado but do find these videos nostalgic and fun to watch. Keep them going !!

[budlinton]

Totally enjoyed your video. I grew up in train town, Lima Oh. I lived at the junction of the Erie Lakawana, B&O, and Nickle Plate. Having the old Lima- Baldwin factory, NicklePlate turn tables, and passenger rail service stop on the Erie Depot at the end of Elizabeth Street. I remember the sounds of the trains and Whistles of growing up in the fifties and sixties. I love the memories you bring!!!

[mahogany]

Man your content is so cool I Love Trains I can't get enough of it thanks man

[videonut]

Very interesting, informative and enjoyable overall. I love this documentary a whole lot. Thank you, V12 Productions!

[RobertBelt-xd]

Sincerely enjoyed the show... Back in summer of 1964 I was all of 12 years old when my mom & I rode the train from Baltimore, via Chicago, Saint Louis, Oklahoma city, Amarillo and final destination Clovis New Mexico. If memory serves me correctly it was a three day ride with a lay over in Chicago. At that time the Miss USA pageant was in progress. I still remember seeing a group of the pageant girls transferring in the terminal. 'Boy oh Boy' what a sight it was for a 12 year old boy to see passing by right in front of his nose. The entire trip was a memorable one that will be in my mind for as long as I live.

[davidfarrow]

Just as in the USA, the locomotive and stock preservation movement is very much alive and well here in the UK. We do even have a few "Golden Oldies" that have made it back out onto the main line, and several old locos that have been massively rebuilt / upgraded including many from the 1960s.

We also have a number of locations that well known for the breaking up of old stock, mainly around the city of Sheffield and Rotherham. But, for enthusiasts of a certain age, THE one that we all remember is the Vic Berry yard in Leicester. They used to removed the running gear from stock and pile up in a stack which was three or four locomotives or coaches high. The yard operated until 1991 when a massive fire destroyed both the stack and the business. It took over a year to clear the mess up and decontaminate the area.

Another famous yard was Dai Woodham's at Barry near Cardiff. Almost three hundred steam (and 4 diesel) locomotives were stored there after withdrawal in the 1960s. Over the next THIRTY years, 213 steam locomotives were rescued from the yard and taken to preservation sites all over the UK with over 150 of them now restored to working condition. Just about every steam locomotive preservation site in the UK has at least one ex Barry loco, and often several.

[JohnGrier-vl]

In 2019, there were a lot 6-axle CSX GEs in storage in Thomaston, GA.

[madison-]

Loved this video!! Wow so cool thank you for making it! Love your work.