Rail traffic in Serbia - Freight trains - EMD and old ČKD diesel locos (Pančevo to Novi Sad) [4K]

The northern part of Serbia, Vojvodina has the highly branched network of railway lines. Most of these lines are without traffic and in very poor condition. Belgrade - Novi Sad - Subotica is one of the main transit routes for freight railway traffic in Serbia. Due to multiyear infrastructural works on the main railway line and the construction of a new line parts between Belgrade and Novi Sad, whole freight traffic was redirected to an alternative route via Pancevo and Orlovat. The old lines Pancevo - Orlovat and Orlovat - Novi Sad are partially maintained and innovated to support all freight traffic from main corridor. These are old non-electrified lines. There are infrastructure facilities such as bridges and stations dating back to the Austro-Hungarian railway period. All rail traffic is done with old EMD G16 and ČKD diesel locomotives. The EMD G16 is a diesel locomotive at Serbian Railways known as "Kenedy locomotive" series 661. That famous diesel locomotive is known for its specific engine and horn sound and powerful appearance. It was used by the state railway company (Serbia Cargo). Private railway companies, like Kombinovani Prevoz and Despotija, mostly use old Czechoslovak locomotives.

It took over 2 years of recording and collecting material to make this video. Large number of different diesel locomotives and freight trains are shown in this video:
0:00:00 - Under train capture, mixed freight train, very old rail track, rotten track sleepers,
0:03:12 - Freight train loaded with stone ballast,
0:04:05 - Old railway bridge over Tisa river and tank car LPG train,
0:05:58 - Sodium chloride (natrium chloride) freight train and one confused horse near the tracks,
0:06:50 - EMD G16 locomotive acceleration and horn sound with mixed freight train for stone ballast transportation,
0:08:03 - Old railroad railway bridge over Tamis river, intermodal "Cosco" freight train,
0:10:47 - Mixed train for metal coils transportation,
0:11:52 - Mixed train for metal coils transportation and hoarse train horn,
0:13:02 - Old railway bridge over Tisa river and tank cars / general goods freight train,\
0:15:17 - Rail infrastructure maintenance vehicle,
0:15:44 - One EMD G16 locomotive,
0:15:54 - Two new Siemens Vectron locomotives arrived at Serbian Railways,
0:17:01 - Station master hands the papers to engine driver and intermodal (containers) train departure,
0:20:19 - Old railway bridge over Tamis river, stone ballast mixed freight train,
0:22:23 - Intermodal "Gartner - The World of Transport" freight train,
0:24:24 - Old railway bridge over Tisa river at Sunset time, Intermodal "Gartner" freight train,
0:26:17 - LPG tank cars freight train over the fields,
0:27:15 - Between two freight trains, very foggy day,
0:29:36 - Mixed freight train departure and railway employee,
0:31:54 - Coke coal freight train,
0:33:50 - LPG tank cars freight train, old CKD loco horns,
0:35:06 - Mixed freight train with general goods and copper anodes,
0:36:48 - EMD G16 locomotive departure with tank cars freight train,
0:38:47 - Racing with train, EMD G16 locomotive acceleration sound,
0:40:22 - The same train, interesting train horning, stone ballast mixed freight train,
0:41:53 - Metal coils transportation train,
0:42:40 - Interesting and unusual locomotive engine sounds at departure, very old Czechoslovakia locomotive, LPG freight train with two locomotives,
0:46:50 - Departure and acceleration sounds, freight train for transportation of bitumen,
0:48:38 - Very slow mixed intermodal freing train,
0:52:09 - Freight train for stone ballast transport,
0:54:00 - Unusual engine sounds of the old CKD locomotive,
0:55:07 - "Cosco" intermodal freight train,
0:56:30 - Stone ballast loaded freight train,
0:57:10 - Other stone ballast mixed loaded freight train,
0:58:21 - "Cosco" intermodal freight train arrival and stopping,
0:58:52 - Short and very mixed freight train,
1:00:59 - General goods graphited freing train,
1:04:01 - Intermodal freight train,
1:06:45 - Other intermodal freight train,
1:08:41 - Great sound and smoke during EMD G16 locomotive departure and acceleration of a freight train,
1:10:20 - Sunset, railroad crossing signs and intermodal freight train for stone ballast transportation and
1:12:51 - Under train video during sunset.

This video offers over an hour a wide variety of 44 freight trains and over an hour of specific, interesting and great train / track sounds of train wheels. These specific sweet sounds of bad rails come from the very poor condition of the railway infrastructure and huge trains masses on bad rail joints.

Dates of recording:
During 2019. and 2020.