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The end of an era for these iconic vintage blue boxcars. Watch as Escanaba & Lake Superior Railroad (ELS) 1224 takes a fleet of historic blue box cars on their absolute final journey to the scrap yard.
After sitting abandoned on the side track behind the Ace Hardware in Kingsford, MI for years, their fate has finally been sealed. While I originally thought they were heading back to Channing, the final destination tells a different story: Alter Metal.
In this video, we chase the ELS 1224 through Pembine (WI), Beecher, East Kingsford as they switch out the cars and prepare them for their final destination. Along the way, we catch a few mysteries—including evidence of a past fire inside one of the cars and an unknown rider in the conductor's seat.
If these cars are meeting their end at the scrapyard, what does this mean for the rest of the vintage blue box cars currently sitting in Channing?
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00:00 – Early morning at Pembine & spotting the vintage ELS boxcars
04:00 – Switching around Pembine
09:44 – Halloween plans & pulling propane tanks
14:10 – CN radio chatter & spotting an extra cab passenger
17:15 – Moving freight & clearing CN track authority
21:25 – South to Beecher Yard
24:55 – Eli & John join the railfan chase
28:10 – Shoving moves & sorting mystery loads
33:05 – Inspecting the freight lineup & LP cars
37:25 – Woodyard switching recap & waiting at Holmes Junction
43:00 – Checking the boxcars & mega log hauler
47:30 – Mystery solved: Kingsford Ace Hardware origin & 1223 update
52:05 – Glare battles & boxcar history
56:10 – Shoving into Alter Metal scrapyard & recording car numbers
01:00:20 – First time seeing boxcars delivered for scrap
01:05:55 – Jumpscare horn & setting cars back in
01:09:25 – Ditch light glitch & pacing to Iron Mountain
01:15:20 – Catching Johnny, mystery rider recap & wrap-up
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