0:08 BNSF, CP, and CN power on one train. Each of the four units is a different model too 0:27 Executive MAC on an autorack train 0:34 UP train reversing through Wichita 0:54 I have never seen this type of car before! RCXX 1 seems to be some sort of crane but looks like part of a bridge 1:48 Southern gondolas 2:04 welded rail train reversing, heading to lay some rail 2:42 wow, a Guilford Maine Central boxcar, a green heavyweight baggage car, an aluminum-bodied coach (maybe ex-New York Central), an Amtrak Phase III aluminum-bodied baggage-dorm car, and another Guilford Maine Central boxcar 3:18 NS 8104 as DPU on CSX tracks 4:40 BN green caboose and lots of boxcars 5:12 even Canada has people who end up driving on the tracks. Although he realized it before it was too late 6:21 UP 1989 leading (again at 11:25) 6:40 car in the auotrack has its lights left on 7:01 hornshow from the Cardinal with two P42s and a P40 7:30 NS 1800 trailing 7:46 three Metrolink cars on the Southwest Chief. These are headed to Talgo in Wisconsin for refurbishment 8:30 Dodge Charger can't make it up the hill past the crossing at Ft. Madison. The train was able to stop well before the crossing and two people were able to push the Charger to the stop sign. 10:20 CSX 911 trailing 11:06 NS 8104 leading 11:41 UP, KCS, and MJRX GCC triple-header. GCC has locations in many US states including Colorado and Texas as well as its native Chihuahua, Mexico 11:53 SD40-2 on the rear of a train! Its front coupler is damaged so that's the only time you will see an unoccupied narrow nose diesel on the rear of a train. Only wide cab units have DPU capabilities 12:14 this guy ties his shoe on the rail and then throws something at the last car of the passing train. 12:44 empty truck trailers aren't stacked on each other. That wastes a lot of space that could be used by more containers 13:25 NS 4000 and 3990 doubleheading! Gald to see a DC to AC blue unit with an ex-CEFX blue unit again 14:03 BNSF and UP doubleheader under a rainbow 14:55 combined Cascades trains, each with a P42 and Horizon cars 15:26 this car unfortunately couldn't make it out of the tracks before the train hit it, but everyone inside the car made it safely away 17:37 NS SD70M-2 and ex-CMQ AC44CW 18:40 double heading 50th anniversary P42s 46 "Joe" and 100 "Midnight". Two private cars are also on the rear of the Lake Shore Limited 20:07 that's called a baretable intermodal. Too many empty cars at one location but no containers to send to where the cars are needed 21:28 CSX AC44CW and SD70MAC both in recent paint along with an old co-op hopper and new CSX gondolas
At least the pickup-truck-driver in Revy figured it out before things really got hairy...I hate the noise we can hear in the sideswipe footage but love the raptors, the Rainbow Train in Hesperia (I always enjoy Hesperia), the CSX 911 loco, the Rio Grande (again), and that glorious Arvada sunrise. Bravo--another great one!
Plow blades must be lifted at grade crossings so snow isn't packed in the flangeways, has NOTHING to do with maintenance. The incline is the reason people get stuck.
Great catching all the trains, especially a car got stuck at the train tracks in Chehalis, Washington, multiple Heritage Units in multiple locations, the adorable owls at nighttime, an electric transformer on a train, and more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you.
well this interesting, never thought i see Metrolink passenger cars be part of a Amtrak consist. 8:00 Ive seen those back in California during high school in the Pomana area.
Awesome train action here with some side attractions like the people who don't want to wait for the trains to go by Thanks as always VR Grab Bag.🤠👋🇺🇲 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🇺🇲💨
Once again, some great vintage Rolling-stock catches, thanks VRF - Passenger & Freight. Possibly 'Darwin Candidate' is too good a description for the Track-hopping, Track Ballast-for-Brains young person at Flagstaff?
One-track mind, ironically. It's the same reason a driver will see someone waiting to turn left and will go around them...on the left, and are surprised when they're hit. They aren’t thinking of the consequences; they're impatient and they gotta get where they're going.
How do people keep turning onto the tracks? How dumb do you have to be to not notice you’re in the middle of a railroad crossing? They need to put in place harsh penalties for dumb drivers. If they’re not smart enough to drive properly then they shouldn’t be on the roads.
Sometime a it’s hard to see where the tracks are on the crossing if it’s dark. The railroads could solve the problem & save themselves a lot of delays if they would put a simple DO NOT ENTER reflective traffic sign in between the tracks on each side of the crossing.
Brings to mind the HO scale passenger cars Athearn used to make, they had a round roof coach but only a clerestory roof baggage car; so to make a car like that one it was necessary to get whichever body you didn't have so as to put the coach's round roof on the baggage car.
Amtrak has canceled trains Chicago to Detroit both ways because of weather (sleet/freezing rain) 1/21/24 and 1/22/24. Area of concern is SW lower Michigan
Why was the green signal at 6:26 highlighted? It knocked back to red as soon as the train entered the block. I’ve seen that on a few grab bags so just curious.
Train 🆚 vehicles, Trains always win, nice sky in Jonesboro TN with Intermodel train, Rio Grande EMD dropping the signal, greatvideo, power and lash ups and snow,Arvada sky!🛤🚂
Crossing a railroad while on is bad cuz you dont know when the trains approaching. Because in the uk we have crossings but if they jump over while down they get fined £1000! But anything like running on a red light when activated is called a misuse. Its really common for them both here. And also trains dont horn before the crossing
The railroads could solve the problem & save themselves a lot of delays if they would put a simple DO NOT ENTER or a crosshatched reflective traffic sign in between the tracks on each side of the crossing. Just think of the trouble it would save at Ashland VA alone.
4:43 the P meant Pooled Service as in not assigned 22:06 no tracks to Arthur, ND anymore sad but wish I could save 1 of each of those old grain cars restore them & donate the car to each city or elevator it served
And those rear-drive Dodges are useless on slick roads. At least they seem to have done the right thing and alerted the railroad so the train could stop.
Was it an optical illusion or are there a couple of humps in the tracks at Wichita- the BN paint on the #2 track def looked like it heaved up and down as it passed over them. And if there are humps, what is the purpose??
Based on my gps experiences, I'm certain that some of these cars turning onto train tracks are due to poor timing on "Turn right" or Turn left. But at least all but one didn't seem to do it on purpose. I'm referring to the person who parked a car on a crossing in Ashland in front of a train last january, then calmly walked away before impact. Has anyone heard any updates on that? Last update I got was that police were still looking for the suspect.
@@stanicarlos2244 I'm not sure but that's what my sister thought when I showed her the video of the event. It could also be an act of revenge on someone who probably owned said vehicle. The video is likely still on Virtual Railfan's channel if you're interested in seeing it as it was all caught by their live stream cameras. It happened january 2023 in Ashland Virginia.
Score card for the new year: Fairport, NY... 1 Chehalis, WA..1 Melbourne, Fl...2 Ashland, VA... 0 Lagrange, KY.. 0 Unfortunately the the 2 in Florida resulted in 3 fatalities. Something about people in Florida that can't comprehend What a train is or a railroad crossing is 🤔😮. Both drove around stopped ✋ traffic into the path of the train 😮, they just don't "GET IT". Time to teach the children by blocking off stupidity fatality crossings and making them go another way.
Why did that person go right onto the tracks instead of going straight for? That part doesn’t make any sense. What a good way for a train to destroy the mess out of a car.
What is it with people turning onto the tracks?. Do they think the tracks end at the crossing and turn into road. People should lose there license IF they do this as well as people who run the gates as a Train is approaching.
0:08 BNSF, CP, and CN power on one train. Each of the four units is a different model too
0:27 Executive MAC on an autorack train
0:34 UP train reversing through Wichita
0:54 I have never seen this type of car before! RCXX 1 seems to be some sort of crane but looks like part of a bridge
1:48 Southern gondolas
2:04 welded rail train reversing, heading to lay some rail
2:42 wow, a Guilford Maine Central boxcar, a green heavyweight baggage car, an aluminum-bodied coach (maybe ex-New York Central), an Amtrak Phase III aluminum-bodied baggage-dorm car, and another Guilford Maine Central boxcar
3:18 NS 8104 as DPU on CSX tracks
4:40 BN green caboose and lots of boxcars
5:12 even Canada has people who end up driving on the tracks. Although he realized it before it was too late
6:21 UP 1989 leading (again at 11:25)
6:40 car in the auotrack has its lights left on
7:01 hornshow from the Cardinal with two P42s and a P40
7:30 NS 1800 trailing
7:46 three Metrolink cars on the Southwest Chief. These are headed to Talgo in Wisconsin for refurbishment
8:30 Dodge Charger can't make it up the hill past the crossing at Ft. Madison. The train was able to stop well before the crossing and two people were able to push the Charger to the stop sign.
10:20 CSX 911 trailing
11:06 NS 8104 leading
11:41 UP, KCS, and MJRX GCC triple-header. GCC has locations in many US states including Colorado and Texas as well as its native Chihuahua, Mexico
11:53 SD40-2 on the rear of a train! Its front coupler is damaged so that's the only time you will see an unoccupied narrow nose diesel on the rear of a train. Only wide cab units have DPU capabilities
12:14 this guy ties his shoe on the rail and then throws something at the last car of the passing train.
12:44 empty truck trailers aren't stacked on each other. That wastes a lot of space that could be used by more containers
13:25 NS 4000 and 3990 doubleheading! Gald to see a DC to AC blue unit with an ex-CEFX blue unit again
14:03 BNSF and UP doubleheader under a rainbow
14:55 combined Cascades trains, each with a P42 and Horizon cars
15:26 this car unfortunately couldn't make it out of the tracks before the train hit it, but everyone inside the car made it safely away
17:37 NS SD70M-2 and ex-CMQ AC44CW
18:40 double heading 50th anniversary P42s 46 "Joe" and 100 "Midnight". Two private cars are also on the rear of the Lake Shore Limited
20:07 that's called a baretable intermodal. Too many empty cars at one location but no containers to send to where the cars are needed
21:28 CSX AC44CW and SD70MAC both in recent paint along with an old co-op hopper and new CSX gondolas
Thank you
At least the pickup-truck-driver in Revy figured it out before things really got hairy...I hate the noise we can hear in the sideswipe footage but love the raptors, the Rainbow Train in Hesperia (I always enjoy Hesperia), the CSX 911 loco, the Rio Grande (again), and that glorious Arvada sunrise. Bravo--another great one!
I like the owl in the Kearney railcam. He is so pretty.
the owl in Hesperia was so cool!
22:22 the start of a dazzling scene at the Big 10 Curve. Along with some fine Kentucky Bourbon makes a memorable experience.
Ooooh, I hear you brother!
UP running Southern style, I love it.
Thank you so much for a beautiful video!
I think I saw someone say this before and I agree with them that the crossing in Ft Madison needs to be rebuilt. Too many vehicles getting stuck.
It needs simple road maintenance during storms. The roads surface is not clear. A little sand goes a long way.
Plow blades must be lifted at grade crossings so snow isn't packed in the flangeways, has NOTHING to do with maintenance. The incline is the reason people get stuck.
I'll bet it's the classic, state maintenance vs railroad responsibility.
@@bengone3349 This involves the crossing. It’s always the railroads responsibility.
@@bengone3349 Actually, the state/city/county doesn't plow directly over operational rails. They can put down traction assistance though.
It’s good to see Yogi bear out, looking for a picnic basket
Great Catches Virtual Railcam!
Looks like some raptors were out for some nice catches as well.
I wonder if the cams are warmer than the surrounding terrain, or just handy. Whichever, I love seeing them!
Great sunrise !
Another great video from VRF !
18:38 The Heritage Duo!
22:45 - Cool shot of airplane taking off on left side of video, going straight up before shooting across the sky like a supersonic Concord airplane.
Great catching all the trains, especially a car got stuck at the train tracks in Chehalis, Washington, multiple Heritage Units in multiple locations, the adorable owls at nighttime, an electric transformer on a train, and more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you.
Love it! I have taken the Metrolink from Oceanside, CA to Los Angeles. I haven't taken the scenic (& cold) trip to Iowa while riding it. lol
well this interesting, never thought i see Metrolink passenger cars be part of a Amtrak consist. 8:00 Ive seen those back in California during high school in the Pomana area.
Awesome train action here with some side attractions like the people who don't want to wait for the trains to go by
Thanks as always VR Grab Bag.🤠👋🇺🇲
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hello Virtual Railfan & it's is Randy and i like Yours video is Cool & Thanks Virtual Railfan Friends Randy
Great Highlights Grab Bag Video 😁
Worth seeking out Rcrane videos. Cool machine.
They have a website which shows how the equipment works. New to me!
Once again, some great vintage Rolling-stock catches, thanks VRF - Passenger & Freight.
Possibly 'Darwin Candidate' is too good a description for the Track-hopping, Track Ballast-for-Brains young person at Flagstaff?
I don't see the issue
Excellent Video!
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Why do people ignore the crossing gates when a train comes. I honestly hate it.
Me too. I hate it when cars go around railroad crossing gates.
But they didnt 😂
Because they're 'in a hurry'...... to get nowhere.
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One-track mind, ironically. It's the same reason a driver will see someone waiting to turn left and will go around them...on the left, and are surprised when they're hit. They aren’t thinking of the consequences; they're impatient and they gotta get where they're going.
*Nice Catches*
How do people keep turning onto the tracks? How dumb do you have to be to not notice you’re in the middle of a railroad crossing? They need to put in place harsh penalties for dumb drivers. If they’re not smart enough to drive properly then they shouldn’t be on the roads.
I honestly think they're doing it on purpose for the insurance.
@@JohnPingleythat on definitely looked intentional, the car was even stopped at the crossing.
@@John-cg8hb and they walked away so casually
Sometime a it’s hard to see where the tracks are on the crossing if it’s dark. The railroads could solve the problem & save themselves a lot of delays if they would put a simple DO NOT ENTER reflective traffic sign in between the tracks on each side of the crossing.
Do they need to put up signs that say "No turns till crossing tracks "?
Man. BNSF beads to work on the track at the Great Plains Transportation Museum. It like a roller coaster!! Look at those humps!!!
When it's zoomed in it accentuates those ripples, plus it's the peak of the elevated part
5:37 Well hello!
Old School Passengers Car In 2:52 😱🙂
Brings to mind the HO scale passenger cars Athearn used to make, they had a round roof coach but only a clerestory roof baggage car; so to make a car like that one it was necessary to get whichever body you didn't have so as to put the coach's round roof on the baggage car.
Really-getting "mooned" on camera by birds at 5:45 and 17:25!?!
We gotta start tracking those people down and holding them accountable
5:16 The Meme
Been waiting a while to throw that in the mix, lol.
Hesperia got photobombed by a hawk! 😂
Amtrak has canceled trains Chicago to Detroit both ways because of weather (sleet/freezing rain) 1/21/24 and 1/22/24. Area of concern is SW lower Michigan
I’ve always wondered how people manage to turn onto railroad tracks.
12:26 Looks like we got a Railroad Robber i hate when people getting close to the tracks i'm like Jeez
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Why was the green signal at 6:26 highlighted? It knocked back to red as soon as the train entered the block. I’ve seen that on a few grab bags so just curious.
A lot of fans just get a visceral enjoyment watching signals "drop" to red (or often just any indication changes) when trains enter a block!
Train 🆚 vehicles, Trains always win, nice sky in Jonesboro TN with Intermodel train, Rio Grande EMD dropping the signal, greatvideo, power and lash ups and snow,Arvada sky!🛤🚂
Crossing a railroad while on is bad cuz you dont know when the trains approaching. Because in the uk we have crossings but if they jump over while down they get fined £1000! But anything like running on a red light when activated is called a misuse. Its really common for them both here. And also trains dont horn before the crossing
The railroads could solve the problem & save themselves a lot of delays if they would put a simple DO NOT ENTER or a crosshatched reflective traffic sign in between the tracks on each side of the crossing. Just think of the trouble it would save at Ashland VA alone.
4:43 the P meant Pooled Service as in not assigned
22:06 no tracks to Arthur, ND anymore sad
but wish I could save 1 of each of those old grain cars restore them & donate the car to each city or elevator it served
Do they not sand roads in Fort Madison? This seems to happen a lot there.
Plow blades must be lifted at all grade crossings so snow doesn't get packed in the flangeways. The incline is why people are getting stuck.
And those rear-drive Dodges are useless on slick roads. At least they seem to have done the right thing and alerted the railroad so the train could stop.
2:37 hey it’s on of 8888’s sisters
Was it an optical illusion or are there a couple of humps in the tracks at Wichita- the BN paint on the #2 track def looked like it heaved up and down as it passed over them. And if there are humps, what is the purpose??
There is really one hump there as it peaks before the elevated grade goes down southbound
9:00 did they actually call the number on the sign on the crossing for once cuz how did the train slow down enough to stop? Without a warning
The train was a short local that could stop in time. Also, I think BNSF is aware of the problems at Fort Madison and has it's crews looking out.
@@yyzedd The local was already slowing down for the highway grade crossing ahead around the curve which helped
It is beyond me the number of drivers who turn onto the tracks. If they live in the area there is no excuse.
Based on my gps experiences, I'm certain that some of these cars turning onto train tracks are due to poor timing on "Turn right" or Turn left. But at least all but one didn't seem to do it on purpose. I'm referring to the person who parked a car on a crossing in Ashland in front of a train last january, then calmly walked away before impact. Has anyone heard any updates on that? Last update I got was that police were still looking for the suspect.
Aside from weather, most happen at night, in late evening. Either they are DUI, have poor night vision and/or confiding in map/gps/app.
@@xoxo2008oxox good points
Was this insurance fraud??
@@stanicarlos2244 I'm not sure but that's what my sister thought when I showed her the video of the event. It could also be an act of revenge on someone who probably owned said vehicle. The video is likely still on Virtual Railfan's channel if you're interested in seeing it as it was all caught by their live stream cameras. It happened january 2023 in Ashland Virginia.
The car needs to get of the track
are you ad Amherst show in next video?
What even happenes to the cars on the tracks? Do tbink think its a road or somthing? GPS failure?
1:15. What the blood and stomach pills is the RCRANE car about?
Score card for the new year:
Fairport, NY... 1
Chehalis, WA..1
Melbourne, Fl...2
Ashland, VA... 0
Lagrange, KY.. 0
Unfortunately the the 2 in Florida resulted in 3 fatalities.
Something about people in Florida that can't comprehend What a train is or a railroad crossing is 🤔😮.
Both drove around stopped ✋ traffic into the path of the train 😮, they just don't "GET IT".
Time to teach the children by blocking off stupidity fatality crossings and making them go another way.
Hey VR, may I make a compilation of incidents y'all have caught on camera? (Train v Car, derailment, etc)
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Why did that person go right onto the tracks instead of going straight for? That part doesn’t make any sense. What a good way for a train to destroy the mess out of a car.
Seriously for car driver to get stuck in railroad need take driving test again
Can someone explain to me why so many american drivers try using the tracks like a road ? We don-t see that in Europe (I'm french).
See tracks think train
how do these people get license to drive??
why do people the crossing gates are down when a train comes i honestly not good.
Can there be a rail cam in Dallas?
These people are trying to commit insurance fraud by driving onto the tracks. The way they just casually walk away...........
Ladies and Gemtlemen NEW SKIN CSX 1897 the (MONON)
Those birds. I felt l as if I was looking up some woman's skirt.
Here we go again With people turning on the tracks! Pay Attention Goofs!
You gotta laugh. Why do they think it is a street???
I hate that laughin oh no no laughing meme thing its annoying. Dumb driver these days
They really need to fix that before someone is hurt or killed, at Ft. Madison...
It was dug out the next day probably with a bobcat
@19:39 Bozo! clearly not a road.
What is it with people turning onto the tracks?. Do they think the tracks end at the crossing and turn into road. People should lose there license IF they do this as well as people who run the gates as a Train is approaching.
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Drivers are getting Dummer and Dummer every year.... some Just shouldn't be allowed to drive cars/trucks anything
Ummm, you mean dumber and dumber??😮