The Rail Removal Is Almost To Ralph, MI Plus A LATE START For ELS 400!?

Late Tuesday ELS 400 tied down at Alter Metal and sat most of the day on Wednesday until I heard train horns at 3:30pm! Earlier in the day I drove up to Ralph, MI trying to find the crews ripping up the tracks and figured that was all I'd have for footage but I gave 400 a chase north. Impressively they came back south after 8pm, just as the sun was setting and what some awesome shots. I even met a few railfans too! 00:00 – Exploring abandoned rail lines near Wells, Michigan 00:35 – Checking the old Ford River Bridge 02:12 – Finding rail removal equipment on the tracks 03:12 – ELS 400 locomotive starting up 04:23 – A massive "mega log hauler" passing by 05:29 – Train departing East Gatesford 06:23 – Spotting local railfans on the route 08:27 – ELS 400 engine sounding rough under heat 11:30 – Locomotive hammering down the line 13:17 – First hill climb and heavy smoke 14:14 – Quick shoutout to the crew: Engineer Tom and Conductor Colin 17:08 – Managing traffic and sun glare while filming 19:09 – Crossing bells and ELS 400 sounding better 20:55 – Deer spotting along the tracks 22:51 – Evening shift: Working in the cool air (8:15 PM) 24:12 – A look at the County N crossing 25:00 – Wishing fellow railfans a Happy 4th of July 27:08 – Racing to the "Broken Pole" crossing at County O 28:50 – High-speed run through the crossing 29:25 – Final shots and 4th of July weekend wrap-up SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL FOR MORE!! My SHORT VIDEOS here:    / @trainsupofmichigan   *Follow Me on Facebook:   / jasonasselinsadventures   *Follow Me on Instagram:   / jason_asselin   IF YOU LIKE MY CONTENT AND WANT TO DONATE: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... @All rights reserved.