HUMP YARD in ACTION at BNSF GALESBURG YARD! Trains shoving the hill and drone views!

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Published 2023-06-28
06/17/2023 Galesburg, IL. Took a road trip on the bike to check out the BNSF's second largest railyard! Lots going on that day along with train traffic. With the drone it's easy to see them pulling the pin and sending cars down the hump and through the retarders. The retarders help to keep the car speed around 4 mph for coupling. Great town to visit for an enormous amount of railroad activity!
All Comments (21)
  • @AlexA-qy1bz
    I could watch overhead views of yard action all day long. Thanks for posting.
  • @lynneurbanik8703
    It certainly makes one ponder how we were ever capable of getting birdseye footage like this long before drones..lol, this is amazing.
  • @anacoman3265
    There may be other videos on YouTube that show how the cars get pushed up the hump before they're released, but this is the only one I've ever seen. Great job! Very informative.
  • @georgettedebuhr2660
    Wow, this yard is HUGE!! I don't remember ever seeing one as big as this. And I just love the drone work. I can watch this all day long. I don't know much about this but I have learned a lot since I came on YouTube. Have a nice day and a happy fourth of July
  • @kens.3729
    I have Never seen the Hump part of this Yard in Action. Thanks for covering this Action by Ground and Drone because you Can’t Beat the Views. Thanks Red. 👍🙏
  • @neil575
    The logistics involved in putting together a train is mind boggling.
  • @GearsAndBricks
    I asked a friend “what is a hump yard?” And when he sent me this video, I expected to watch two minutes of it. 20+ minutes in and I am still sitting here totally loving it! Now I want a hump yard of my own… I’m sure I could find a room in the house somewhere…
  • @robertdavis5163
    locomotive engjineer for bnsf for 32 years, worked 20 years out of galesburg yard, then 12 years out of ft madison ia terminal! retired in 2018, thank's for the memories!
  • @Paradise_Heaven
    Massive yard and magnificent drone camera capture. Never seen like this before. Wondering how each car gets detached and rolls on the track intended for them. Thanks Red keep posting amazing stuff like this
  • @johnandrews9312
    Thanks Red! That sure is a big hump yard. Love BNSF loco colors.
  • @0dbm
    Wow , never knew about the hump yard , It’s a big mechanical demultiplexer Amazing
  • @kylekincaid9304
    I worked the hump at UP’S Neff Yard in KC for many years until they cancelled hump operations there in 2019 as a result of PSR.
  • @ataurrahman2760
    This is simply amazing, had it not been this post I would never thought such a process exit. Really appreciate, thanks.
  • @Heather-qr4wm
    shunting is fun-a good learning tool for train lovers