The Snow Came Early This Year! Trains in the Snow Around Decatur, IL

Описание: With 3 major snow events prior to the actual start of winter, and the majority of the snow being gone again by Christmas, the winter of 2025/26 has started off with a bang in the Midwest. Given the snow fall, I really couldn't pass up the chance to try to get at least some train videos while the snow was on the ground. The first event happened just after Thanksgiving and the snow lasted for about a week, allowing me to catch at least one train. In an awesome turn of events, that one train would be NS 251, the westbound Triple Crown intermodal train with one of the very few remaining "white face" dash 9s leading.

The second event happened a few days before the third event, and the third was much more surreal for me, as I was trackside when it was really coming down, and the temperatures were plummeting into the single digits and below! This kind of environment is among my favorite to railfan in due to the combination of beauty, cold, and chaos. Working in it is a totally different feeling and as a railroader myself I absolutely hate it. As a railfan though, I love it. I caught 3 trains (and barely missed a 4th) before my wife who was tagging along because she wanted out of the house decided she had enough.

This outing on December 13th was also my first using a brand new microphone that my beautiful wife gifted me as an early Christmas present, so if the audio is a bit off to you, it's because I'm still getting used to all the settings on it.

This is my last video of 2025, so thank you so much for watching this year and getting me to 1,000 Subscribers!!!!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all of my subscribers and I hope you will continue to enjoy my videos into 2026!

Nerd Stats:
CN Train A432; Manifest; Decatur, IL - Memphis, TN
SB CN Peoria Subdivision (ex IC)
CN 3877; GE ES44AC
Built As CN 3877; ??/2019
Nathan K5HL (Raised Letter aka 3rd Gen)
CN 2907; GE ES44AC
Built As CN 2907; ??/2014
CN 8938; EMD SD70M-2
Built As CN 8938; ??/2010-11?

NS Train 251: Intermodal; Toledo, OH - Kansas City, MO
WB NS Lafayette Subdivision (ex NW, WAB)
NS 9870; GE C44-9W
Built As NS 9870; 02/2007
Nathan K5LA (Narrow Font)

NS Train 311; Manifest; Decatur, IL - St. Louis, MO
SB NS Brooklyn Subdivision (ex NW, WAB)
NS 4211; GE AC44C6M
Built As NS 9003 (C40-9W); 04/1996 (Rebuilt 08/2019)
Nathan K5HL (1 Piece Narrow Font aka 2nd Gen)
NS 7021; EMD SD60E
Built As NS 6609 (SD60); 02/1986 (Rebuilt 12/2015)
NS 4149; GE AC44C6M
Built As NS 8929 (C40-9W); 04/1996 (Rebuilt 03/2018)

NS Train 251: Intermodal; Toledo, OH - Kansas City, MO
WB NS Springfield Subdivision (ex NW, WAB)
NS 4118; GE AC44C6M
Built As NS 8843 (C40-9); 02/1995 (Rebuilt 06/2018)
Nathan K5HL (Raised Letter aka 3rd Gen)

0:00 Badass Intro
0:30 A Canadian Winter in Illinois
2:19 A Snowy WHITE FACE!!!!!!!!
4:18 White Out 311
9:41 White Out 251