Hey everyone and thanks for checking out this video.
You’ll see the CSX Russell Yard in action.
I can't find any sizes of CSX yards, but this is about 4 miles in length.
That's similar to it's largest yard in terms of car volume, Rice Yard in Waycross, Georgia.
This was a hump yard, but now only utilizes flat-track switching.
The Russell facility has upgraded part of the yard to electronic switches which allow for faster sorting of cars.
You’ll see plenty of cars being sorted and a look around the yard.
We then head to the Progress Rail Facility where locomotives are scrapped.
Lastly, we head to the CSX shops in Huntington, West Virginia where we check out the rebuild line and some of the other engines there.
Let me know what you think and comment any information you have about this yard.
Real-Time Footage Begins: 18:38
Following a Car Being Sorted: 24:56
Switch Being Thrown and Lights Changing Color: 31:55
Kicking 3 Hopper Cars: 36:33
Tank Car Being Sorted: 42:38
8 Locomotives Moving to Pick Up Cars: 45:16
Pulling Yard Air off a Cut of Cars: 47:38
6 CSX GE Locomotives: 1:00:55
8 Locomotives Pulling Out: 1:02:00
Closeup of Armored Recovery Vehicles: 1:03:11
Doubling Out: 1:13:15
The Roundhouse: 1:16:53
Watch the Track Switch Lights Activate and See the Track Indicator Sign: 1:21:07
Another View of the Recovery Vehicles: 2:07L:41
***Engines in Storage***
Progress Rail Facility: 2:17:50
Former KCS Locomotives: 2:23:27
Prime Movers: 2:33:55
A Mix of Locomotives: 2:34:51
CSX Huntington Facility: 2:48:27
The Spirit of Maryland: 2:48:52
CSX Scale Test Car: 2:52:56
Original 8 Locomotives Waiting in Huntington: 2:56:21
Huntington Locomotive Paint Shop: 3:00:05
Click here to see what the yard looked like in 2016:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh7se5gqxpk&ab_channel=FredMiller