La Plata Rail Days 2023 -- FAST westbound Z train at the Amtrak platform
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2023
- Taken during the "unofficial" La Plata (MO) Rail Days on June 22nd, this was the first train we saw roar through after finally arriving from GA and TN. Not surprisingly, it was a Z train -- highest priority intermodal -- which are common here on BNSF Railway's southern transcontinental route (Chicago to L.A.) Watch for young Thomas falling over at the end. :)
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Just because you can stand there, doesnt necessarily mean you should.
FedEx: "Your package will be delivered Friday"
BNSF: "Nah man. We're delivering it TODAY"
"Order update: your package is arriving last week."
This is what happens when Doc puts the Delorian engine in the locomotive.
I’m a conductor for CSX and have seen bad derailments happen out of the blue and sometimes mounting braces snap and cargo come flying off. That is taking your life in your own hands. You will not escape in time in the event of an accident. That yellow is for passenger trains. Not freight. Not griping to upset those people just don’t want first responders to have to pick up little pieces of them for hours and pressure wash what’s left. We hit a cow at 50mph. That was nasty stuff. At the speed he was going? 💥
Almost as dangerous as driving to the La Plata station!
70mph
@@DavidWilliamson2 never been through that area but I believe it
In Europe most freight trains goes 70mph (120 km/h) through stations as well.
@@conductormike3step I just mean that driving a car on a public road is statistically more dangerous than standing on a train platform while a train passes. The roads around La Plata are no more dangerous than anywhere else, probably much less so. La Plata is a great little town. The Depot Inn is a great place to stay. Check it out!
I am a former railroad employee and never we stay close like that in this situation.
No one got hurts and your musty ass is here
FRIENDLY CROSSINGS. 😊
Wow, the stereo sound adds SO much! I wish the VR cams could have it. Thanks Paul.
There's nothing like the sensation of standing next to a Z. Feels like you're in a hurricane, louder than a tornado, and in 2 minutes it's gone without a trace. You can hear birds and crickets again. Incredible.
@vesubioromo, 1. You have never stood in a hurricane. 2. The train is nowhere near louder than a tornado.
@@sweynforkbeardtraindudeDamn bro its just an exaggeration to show how loud and windy it can be to stand near those beasts. Lol
@@somerandomdude114 Sorry
@@sweynforkbeardtraindude don't worry. its fine bro.
@@sweynforkbeardtraindudeyou gotta chill out dude, and take a joke
The old saying comes to mind," He's picking em up and laying em down". 😂😂. Great catch!
Dude, you are definitely old skool. Nice comment.
@@vesubioromo9425 😂😂. I had friends who were truck drivers and they always had the funny sayings and lingo .
That was absolutely flying! Certainly faster than the freight trains in the UK, that's for sure.
This was probably close to track-speed here, 70 mph.
@@PaulCashmanLooks like 75 or even 80
@@🈴🈴🈲🈲 70 is the max speed for freights. We've clocked some via radar-gun going slightly above that (by 1 or 2 mph), but 70 is the limit. Much faster and the engine shuts down.
Wonderful Train... Greetings from India
You really like that don’t you?
DAMN he is rollingggggggggg wow
Track speed is 70 mph. If he wasn't clocking 70, he was close.
Platform Skip... 🔥🔥
that boy moving!
Great catch man!
At 1:07 is trailer 570551. Notice the little bump on the left side at the top left of the door. That is for the cargo monitoring system which photographs the inside. I love the FedEx Ground trailers. I load them at the Highland Warren warehouse in Elkton each day!
Wow!
CSX: how tomorrow moves
BNSF: Hold my beer
Please don't think of me poorly when I fell at the end, I have officially moved on from that and am trying to choose more safer options
And please, nobody attempt what I did, I'm begging y'all
Actually, we thought you had just overbalanced a bit at the end due to the sudden ending of the 70 mph winds from the train -- hurricane-force. No big deal. It was good to see you and Preston agan this year.
The word “more” is not necessary; safer is sufficient.
@@Prolificposter whew. Thank goodness you cleared THAT up.
Oooo that's the money train.. which means that that train crew has very high seniority and that train gets all green signals the whole journey
It's one of several money trains that run on this transcontinental route. Has priority over all other traffic except Amtrak.
Cool catch 👍
A few years back l clocked an e/b BNSF Z train heading out across the desert at Dagget calif
With a radar gun l borowed l clocked that "Z" at 78 mph. It was freaking scary, something that big going that fast.
Wow, that's amazing!
@@PaulCashman l enjoyed your video. I was a police officer for 24 years . I had the opportunity to work a operation lifesaver assignment with a railroad cop, which l thoroughly enjoyed. Had a couple of guys on my dept.who were also avid lifelong railfans. Raised my son with trains (he is now 35, im 74) years ago out at Tehachapi got invited with my son up into the cab of a BNSF freight my son got to move a fully loaded freight train. He still talks about it today. That hi speed radar clocking l did several times with a calbrated radar gun l borrowed from my dept
. Had another favorite spot in Devore calif
And Hesperia calif.
No way it could be going that fast, freight locomotives max speed is 70mph?
Yes it was l was using a calibrated radar gun, used by .y dept. For writing speeding citations, which went to court. Those locos easily obtained the speed l quoted. I dont care if you dont believe it, l dont just make stuff up
Whether your radar actually said 78 or not … I’m not saying you’re lying. What I can tell you however is over speed for ALL class one mainline locomotives tops out at 72mph, and PTC will throw the train into penalty IF that speed goes ANYthing above that, so the train actually going 78mph …. Is simply not possible, and don’t say it was lol, because it simply can’t and will not ever happen.
Nice catch Paul
Railroad employees know not to stand so close to a fast moving train. They've seen to many derailments. But, there's always that thrill.
It doesn't even have to be a derailment, just something that detaches from the load and sticks out behind the car's brim, a fixture, a belt, a rope, a chain, a piece of tarpaulin. At that speed it will blow your head off no worse than a bear. Pure stupidity.
Amazon: your package will be delivered by Tuesday next week
BNSF: your package will arrive right now
I don’t think people realize just how much in a danger zone they are it only takes a split second for anything to happen
Nice!
Love that Gevo Power!! Awesome catch I really wanna go here sometime!
It's a great place to railfan. Many of us will be there the last weekend in June, but it's awesome at any time. I recommend the Depot Inn, right around the corner from the station, to stay at. The RR memorabilia on display there is worth a visit in its own right.
8195 and Heritage 1 scheme ES44C4
Definitely doing the big 7 0!!
Yep, track speed or really close to it.
A new type of thrill seekers!
What a rush!
Красиво, но и страшно опасно
great place and nice video sir!
It really IS a great place for railfanning. Accessible 24 hours and there's a train-themed hotel close by.
Balls of steel
Much faster than here in Australia
Faster than most freights in the U.S. also. This is, however, BNSF Railway's southern transcontinental route, and high-priority trains like this are intended to get from Chicago to Los Angeles in about 55 hours.
Ale zasuwa 👍
Isn't that dangerously 🤔 close?
Based on the evidence presented, no. Everyone survived, and there were no injuries except to Thomas' dignity.
Almost as dangerous as driving to the La Plata station!
I just mean that driving a car on a public road is statistically more dangerous than standing on a train platform while a train passes. The roads around La Plata are no more dangerous than anywhere else, probably much less so. La Plata is a great little town. The Depot Inn is a great place to stay. Check it out!
Yes it is dangerous. But some people are stupid and have to learn the hard way.
I love trains, but I would NEVER stand as close as that couple was! I’ll keep my distance 😂
they are having a good time leave them be
Nice H1
so beautiful. I hope these kind of trains may run one day in Pakistan and I will be there to record vidoes of this speed and technology. Otherwise I will migrate to La plata
That’s a really fast freight train.
1:52 VR cam spotted.
Yep, the east-facing cam. The west cam is on the other side of the stationmaster's office.
0:37 BNSF H1
Holy s.....
Reminds of a story I heard at work. About a couple guys that were drinking. One of them wanted to feel the wind in his hair. It didn't turn out very well.
Wow, where was that? What happened?
@@PaulCashman Southwest of Chicago about 25 years ago.
When they said same day delivery, they ment it.
Having worked for the railroad, you'd never see me that close to a moving train let alone a freight. If that thing threw a knuckle or bearing.....this video wouldn't make it to YT.
In fairness, if it derailed at track-speed then half the town would be leveled. Previous guidance from the stationmaster to stay behind the yellow line has been revised to stay back 15-20 feet in the future due to protruding equipment or cargo concerns.
Why is there a train station there then if people cant go on it?
@@Supgangy This might be hard to grasp, but passengers don't generally go on freight trains. Amtrak's Southwest Chief DOES stop at this station twice a day, however.
Hi Paul, l have watched your excellent videos, l think this one has got the fastest train on it. So far!
Seems like there was an eastbound Z train on Main 1 back in 2022 that might have been a bit faster, but this one WAS flyin'.
@@PaulCashman lm going to look for that video, you know what a fan l am of "flying Z 's"
Saw some Yellow Trucking containers, I guess they’re being rushed back to be part of the liquidation proceedings.
Man, that is too close.
I guess some people have to learn the hard way on why you don’t stand that close to a train. I’ve seen a loose tie down strap put a dent in a signal hut ten feet away. You have no idea what could be sticking out on the side of a car, and it’ll rip you to pieces if it hits you.
Guys, you don't want to stand that close to a train moving that fast.
It's okay, dad. No-one was harmed in the making of this video.
@@PaulCashmanAll it takes is one little thing hanging off of one of the cars to change a person’s life forever. Then the railroad will be sued for someone being careless.
Maybe you don't, but I do, and have stood on that very platform near a westbound Z train.
Like Yogi Berra said, “if they don’t know, you can’t tell em”
I'm watching you live from the camera at the station
lol, not us, not right now. This was back in June 2023.
When it comes to freight / intermodal trains, Z trains don't.. pardon my french...EF around. Some can go up to speeds of 75 mph or higher, and thanks to Virtual Railfan's YT Channel, we have an up close ( well, not TOO close ) view of La Plata, MO rails in action, especially at night, and ESPECIALLY the Westbound trains, so close, you might jump out of your seats, and not just the horns tooting ( a Memorex moment if your speakers are very high ). This is a PRIME example of a Z Intermodal train at work, powerhouses on the rails, business traveling at the speed of light... almost. Great video and great job 🚂!
The track speed for priority intermodals on this line is 70 mph...and that's fast enough to be scary. :)
There is a track here in Canada that goes from Calgary to Golden along the trans Canada highway and between Calgary and Banff just after the Lafarge Plant our Es4400AC do about 120 Mph on that back line.
Wow, now THAT would be something to see! Get some video of that, if you can.
Also, cool username! I used to know Kirk H. somewhat, back in the day. \m/
How do you know when it will be at that station?
At one time we were able to use ATCS -- a track-signal monitoring system run by RR hobbyists -- to tell when trains were due. However, that is no longer the case, and the only trains we can track are the two daily Amtrak trains.
I’m leaving on a jet plane; don’t know if I’ll be back again. PWG
Plus when you stand that close to the track when a train is hauling ass fast at those speed they create a huge amount of wind and suction turbulence and they can literally actually suck you in under the train or into it and then the person would be done quicker than that train is moving !
Those fast moving trains have huge amount of air flow mass flowing and even after the last car of the train passes it still has a lasting tail wind trailing it for quite a few seconds just look at the trees if there are any next to the tracks.
They can potentially suck you in like a giant vacuum cleaner !
Very Dangerous...
These people should have at the very least stood back behind that safety barrier fence behind that platform to avoid that risk anyway...
It always amazes me how railfans never stop to think how dangerous this is.
Almost as dangerous as driving to the La Plata station!
@@DavidWilliamson2 how is it dangerous?
Presumably, everyone on the platform arrived by motor vehicle, statistically more dangerous than standing on a platform near a passing train.
@@MassRailfan124 I just mean that driving a car on a public road is statistically more dangerous than standing on a train platform while a train passes. The roads around La Plata are no more dangerous than anywhere else, probably much less so. La Plata is a great little town. The Depot Inn is a great place to stay. Check it out!
Do you really have to ask?@@MassRailfan124
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Just because you can stand that close to the tracks, doesn’t mean you should. Looks like they were just trying to be cool.
Yep, in THAT heat, a 70 mph breeze was quite welcome!
Why is this train called the Z? And where is this location at?
BNSF Railway (and many others) calls their highest-priority intermodals "Z" trains. There are also "Q" trains for guaranteed-service intermodals and "S" trains for intermodal stack-trains that have lower priority.
This location is the town of La Plata, located in NE Missouri just south of Kirksville. Great place to watch trains, and there is a RR-themed hotel within a quarter mile of this Amtrak station.
@@PaulCashman what’s the difference between a Z train and S train.
@@Itslikethat313 On BNSF, A Z train is a highest-priority intermodal and carries UPS, FedEx and other priority cargo, mostly trailers and 53' domestic containers. They are intended to get from California to Chicago in two days or a bit more. "S" trains are regular "stack" trains and have no special priority, and carry 20' and 40' maritime containers (occasionally 45').
@@PaulCashman thank you sir.
What a rush that must be
I can NEVER see a train traveling remotely that fast near my house, so it's always a rush to travel to La Plata every June.
😂 your last rush ⚰️
@@user-cv2ud6yf2j nahh. They survived, and returned the following day of La Plata Rail Days.
I’ve seen metal strips on semi-trailers coming off the side of flatcars on fast moving intermodals like this. These people could have been hit.
Thanks for the observation. They survived.
@@PaulCashman Oh ok, good. I didn’t know that. Thanks.
Nice one too bad some have to get in all the videos.
Actually those two folks are friends. They met via Virtual Railfan's live-feed online chats, and have since gotten married.
Hope she doesn't derail
BNSF checks this busy line with a track geometry train a few times a week.
Meanwhile the engineer and conductor are saying to echo ther I don’t get it
Nahh, most of the crews were aware of La Plata Rail Days happening that weekend. Most of them gave us horn-salutes, too.
@@PaulCashman I’m from Marceline and a rail road family. I hadn’t heard of “rail days”
@@ddstanfield9259 It was an official event held every June on the grounds of the future American Passenger Rail Heritage Foundation museum in La Plata, near the Lester Dent Memorial Bridge and the RR Lookout. With the property now up for sale the event has become an "unofficial" annual gathering, still held in June. Bob and Amy Cox, the Amtrak station caretakers and the hosts of the three very popular Virtual Railfan live-feed RR cameras in La Plata, also host the event.
@@PaulCashman ok, thanks Good luck with it
You either gotta be drunk or insane to stand that close to a train moving that fast.
Or just a little extra-daring.
@@PaulCashman or just plain stupid.
Been there, done that. I choose insane!
Why do people. Who presumably wouldn't dream of standing that close to a busy freeway, not think twice about being so close to a fast moving, and far bigger, train? One loose strap or bent ladder, is all that it would take!!
True, but trains operate on these things called "rails." Under normal circumstances they tend to follow them. A comparison to a busy freeway on that basis is invalid.
As for the danger of loose straps, etc., these individuals are adults and made a conscious decision to take a slight risk for a big thrill.
Please!!!! Do not stand withing 100' feet of a fast moving train unless you simply have a death wish, in which case, stand close to the tracks. It'll be over so fast you won't have time to even flinch. A piece of brake or lose piece of cargo comes off at 40+ MPH bouncing along or ricochet off the ground and you'll probably never see it coming.
Umm, thanks for the advice. Twenty feet is the acknowledged distance for safety in the event of loose cargo, tarps, straps, etc.
@@PaulCashman Yes I'm aware of that accepted 20' distance. You do whatever you feels best.
Yeah, 20 feet, and you want to tell me those geniuses in front of your shot weren’t more than 5 feet from the side of that train? Lol
@@brianjanes4393 Nope, never said that, but thanks for your concern and virtue-signalling.
100’ ??? Hahahahahaha
Those folks are standing way too close to the tracks.
After the first day, most of us at Rail Days moved farther back.
Dangerous
Almost as dangerous as driving to the La Plata station!
I just mean that driving a car on a public road is statistically more dangerous than standing on a train platform while a train passes. The roads around La Plata are no more dangerous than anywhere else, probably much less so. La Plata is a great little town. The Depot Inn is a great place to stay. Check it out!
I don't get it. A mature couple stand within mere inches of a fast "stack" container train. Against a fence no less so they are semi-trapped. Equipment can come loose, Things can dangle. Vandals can open containers to steal things, leaving things loose and unsecured. A commentator who says he is a conductor with CSX posted a comment explaining why (as if we didn't know) this is a very poor choice for anyone. Just common sense, and I enjoy railroading and have no bias against railfans. But safety first isn't just for employees of the RR companies.
You are surprisingly loquacious for someone who says they don't "get it."
Yeah....I've got into my share of trouble through the years from a certain part that's always dangling.
Грета Тумберг плачет в сторонке))))
Good.
Lots of safety sallies who don’t want people to have fun.
I mean, sure it's potentially dangerous, but these are adults -- and friends of mine -- who made that choice. We DID warn some of the kids back and away from the tracks that weekend, though.
that is best passing train and that wind feels good it is dangerous be come on as long as you not interfering with that train and keep your eyes on front and back of the train look for problems you should be fine but listen everything is dangerous now days tell you like ole man said one time you gotta die with something
OK SIR...your wife pushed out front of you between you and the train is nor fair.
lol, I have no idea what you're talking about.
I don’t think HE even knows what he is talking about!
Люди физику не учили в школе😢
Foolish and dangerous to stand near a fast-moving train👎🏼
if that train lost a wheel thoe s people wouldnt be standing there thats for dam sure
And if lightning struck them, or a plane crashed on top of them, or they got hit by a meteorite, they'd be dead too. And how sad it would be if they'd never had a chance to stand on a platform when a fast-moving train went by. BTW have you seen the videos of people standing on platforms when Japanese bullet trains come through the station at 400+ kph?
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