This railfan TRESPASSED AND SET A SWITCH! | Sebastian Deyoung the Railfan Explained
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- DO NOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO. THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
This video explains some recent drama in the Railfan community about a youtuber who trespassed and messed with railroad equipment, and what could have happened if something had gone wrong while he did such activities.
Background Music: Garoad | Metropolis
Major thank you to the "A Railroad Club Where We Act Like 11 Year Olds" Group on facebook for providing proof and behind the scenes of the situation.
I cannot call this guy a railfan. Railfans treat the hobby with safety as the TOP priority. Messing with, and climbing on railroad equipment, there's a word for that. VANDALISM
This can also be called an act of terrorism.
No, breaking and entering
He's not even a foamer either. He just is trying to get attention by doing some dumb illegal stuff with trains.
My thoughts exactly
Oooooh aaaaah, I'm a trespassing monkey
As a conductor on a museum railroad. Seeing him get that close to the back of those cars, climbing up onto a locomotive and let alone throwing switches gives me heavy anxiety.
You're telling me, as a railfan myself. It makes me rattled
@@railfanhunterjacob6353 Oooooh aaaaah, I'm a trespassing monkey
@@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198 lmao
You arent a real railroader lol
@@corxc997once they have served a community they can get the title
My question is how does he know how to do all this stuff but doesn't know what the hand break on the locomotive was.
Lmfao exactly.
I know what the handbrake on the locomotive is for, it's the parking brake. If left unintended for a while. I've played Train Sim World 1, 2, and 3. I know the dangers when it comes to railroading and I will never ever do this with he did, VR trains is the closest to feeling is train driver without putting no one in danger because the train is digital
Fr lmfao
its not that hard to figure out
@@kingdomsbricks4762 no not at all it's that simple to even throw any rip track "switch track piece"
As a dispatcher I can't tell you how anxious I got watching him throw that switch and taking it off power and putting in hand position.
That young man should be in prison for that crap
BNSF Railroad Police need to pay him a visit.
@@jorysharp917 I agree with you, if it would been Norfolk Southern the Norfolk southern police sure as heck would, they would put his butt in jail
I thought all switches were padlocked
@@jimbackman7190 it honestly wouldn't matter if they were padlocked. You can buy the keys on eBay.
I have always been under the impression that messing with anything connected to a railroad was a federal crime. His parents and law enforcement need to get ahold of him and set him straight.
It is a federal crime.
Yeah I think people need to sit down with im and explain that its ok to have passions, and that he should look forward to being able to working for these freight companies rather than trespassing and doing dangerous things, he may be committing a federal crime, but I dont think he has any genuine bad intentions. Despite what he is doing is incredibly dangerous and disastrous.
After climbing down from the locomotive, it appeared that Sebastian was taking a long last view at the train's horn from between the rails, in way too close proximity to a set of cars.
He's no railfan...he's a statistic waiting to happen.
Yet if he’s killed & his fault; his parents will get a nice, fat payout from BNSF
@@jamessimms415 yeppers
As far as I am concerned, Sebastian Deyoung is not a good railroad fan, but a bad one.
family is sleeper cell?
@@500sixtyfour I wouldn't say they're terrorists because the lad doesn't seem to have malicious intent. However, what he is doing IS extremely dangerous.
I worked for the railroad 37years as a locomotive engineer and that was a power switch which is usually placed in CTC territory and what i would like to know is where did he get a switch key to unlock it ,those mainline switches are always locked.
Exactly. Those appliances are always locked.
He cut the lock
I used to work for the signal department for a commuter railroad in New England and those switches are locked. I wonder if he got the keys at a train show, on eBay or even took them from a maintainer
@@NguageTrains I tried selling switch keys on eBay many years ago. Those listings were removed by eBay. It was a violation of their policy.
@@samh3029 cause someone probably reported it, you can get them at train shows, who’s to say a signal maintainer didn’t give him an old set, or he got them at an antique store. He could of even found a set on the ground, I remember in a big snow storm I lost my keys never could find them in the tracks
Coming back here after seeing that a teen purposely derailed a train in Bennet
When I heard that news, I thought "Aha! Sebastian must be off his meds!"
Same here. The voice in the Bennet vid sounded very familiar.
And that video made Deyoung look like a saint what people said
innocent until proven guilty jit
@@kralikz4839 do you honestly believe the video was some sort of deepfake?
I want to make something clear to all railroad employees, most railfans are not like this. And I will never do this.
Very true. That's a straight up trespasser.
i don't always commit federal crimes but when i do i record them and post the crimes online
I do too, its more easer to get caught that way.
Stay thirsty, my friend.
Stay stupid my friends
😂
4:03 So this guy knows how to flip a switch but doesn’t know what a handbrake is? That literally makes no sense.
Oooooh aaaaah, I'm a trespassing monkey
I thought the same thing! 🤦♀️
It's called: Autism
Probably watched a bunch of rail maintenance or other videos and knows how the rail equipment works and is serviced but hadn't seen any in depth stuff regarding the locomotives.
You just got that right!
A pal of mine in law enforcement says they love social media and videos, because young people love posting the crimes they've committed with no idea police will actually react and district attorneys will use then as evidence. In other words, young people will do the law enforcement job for them
The gloating pride
When the internet was new in the late '90s, a buddy of mine who taught at an alternative school said he had to tell his students every day to not admit to crimes on the internet. Apparently, The message hasn't gotten out.
You lick your pal's boots clean every night don't you?
Maybe if its a serious felony. There are whole channels devoted to "Urban Exploration" which is just trespassing and nobody cares. Even though the charges would be a slam dunk with all the video evidence. Law enforcement are also too out of touch to know what tik tok is and that's where the kids are now.
“videotaping this crime spree is the best idea we ever had!”
Sebastian's parents need to. make sure he stays in the house and potentially adjust his medication.
will Sebastian sure face some charges & his parents sure get told what he did has big fines that Sebastian has to pay for himself if not he but be in jail doing hard time
Don't think it has anything to do with medication he just like any other teen today we are just stupid we do things we shouldn't some of us learn and some don't let's just hope after this he does learn and he won't do this again.
Or maybe dont have kids ...(total fail)
@@texastrainfan56 You are right. Sebastian is not hostile nor violent. I see that as a railfan that Sebastian may have been ambitious to teach us that people must not meddle with trains and railroad equipment. They are likely to be too dangerous for anyone to handle, even touch.
@@allanmeierjensen4925 i dont have kids of my own
Word to the Buffs...If your are standing on Ballast you are 99% likely trespassing on railroad property. That is why crews usually despise Buffs.
This is NOT a railfan. This is a vandal and this constitutes vandalism of railroad equipment even if nothing was broken. The potential for harm to life and limb is enough!!!
I personally knew a young teenager back in the 1980's who lost his arm above the elbow by a moving train and had to have the rest of it amputated at the shoulder as it was so totally mangled the doctors couldn't save any of it. All because he was messing around playing fun and games and was jumping on and off moving trains in a switching yard. His parents had to not only pay thousands of dollars for all the medical treatments he had to undergo afterward but also had to pay thousands of dollars more for all the court fees as well because the Rail-Road's lawyer's as well as the judge deemed it no fault on the part of the Rail-Road. Yes. That young man learned a lesson the hard way. Not a good way to learn a lesson.
Which is why I never dismount a moving train (given I actually can and it's not enclosed). Serious no no in the rule book I was issued. Some people never realise why you shouldn't be at things like that until it's too late.
Thaz why they have no trespassing signs posted around railroad property. Railroad tracks are private property which is why they made railroad crossings for people to cross from one side of the tracks to the other legally & safely.
His elevator certainly doesn't reach the top floor.
You can tell he isn't a very bright person when not only trespassing on actual locomotives and flipping switches, but the fact he opened the switch lock when putting the switch handle down when it has a rounded edge, lol.
I never thought of this when I was 11. Period.
Than a train derailed
The video would've been half as long if he didn't manually open the switch lock every time he wanted to flip the switch. BookSmarts vs Streetsmarts.
But he supports homosexual special rights because at school they told him to.
@@benjurqunov what does this have to do with anything
As a railfanner, I’m actually *shocked* of how he just didn’t care and just set a switch and when that BNSF passed by. It just gives me the chills!
He most likely has autism so he wouldn't fully understand the consequences. Not saying he's completely innocent
@@armorpro573 I agree
@@MidwestRailfanProductions28 Hopefully some action has been taken. His channel was taken down
It seems like just the thing an unsupervised 12 year old autistic child would do, huh?
I think its an insult to call a stupid child a railfan while he is doing things that are dangerous to him and even more important a menace to rail safety.
Dispatchers be like: *Why's my switch moving itself...?*
as long as the time to send that signal doesnt have a delay longer than him flipping it. Some of their equipment has delays because its radio-based. If he did it fast enough it could be possible they would not know.
Considering what just happened in Ohio, I think the RR is going to have to assume better responsibility. I would think knowing how precocious a boy can be would be grounds for improvement. But who knows. Things like lake meguntic an Ohio still happen.
Ohhh it went back alone ... most be a false alarm .... Wait, it is moving back again !!!.
The real question is why isn’t there lock on both the switch and the Heater.
The story I heard was he got a set of keys from a crew member
@@chriskratz5033 I was conductor for 15 years and I find it extremely hard to believe a crew gave him keys
@@jackwatts9969 which railroad did you work for btw?
@@jackwatts9969 yeah, I highly doubt a crew gave him a set of keys
@@SD60M CN
To clear up some things. Everything included in here is under investigation by BNSF Police, you do not need to report anything in here to them as they have overflowed with calls. Another thing with the equipment being unlocked is that it is currently unknown, who knows if he could have picked the locks or stumbled across it unlocked, It could be anything and i am only trying to spread awareness of what he is doing so that this does not happen in the future. We as railfans do not want this happening in our community and i am sure that this will cause BNSF to tighten security on the Garretson area.
Edit: all the videos i used are privated lol
Dude you are in so much trouble when bnsf finds out
Besides your video can confirm your trespassing and messing with train equipment and climbing on a active train
He is lucky he doesn't live in the era of hobos...they got severe treatment for less than this...but frankly he sound like he has a mental disability. Where is his parents?!
@@rootstownlocalrailfan1024 dude that isn't his videos those are the other kids video he isn't the one that is going to be in trouble Sebastian is
Scary I used to work this territory
Why the hell switches and equipment cabinets are not locked? Why the hell there is no signalization to railway personal about unauthorized access to the equipment? Why the hell signals to the train didn't change to "stop" after switch was set to the other direction? I think BNSF are "RailFans", not a reliable railway company, because only amators can use railway traffic control equipment with no basic security and safety features. Even in old and rusty 60-th Soviet railway traffic control systems switches are locked mechanicaly and electricaly and unauthorized switch turning sends "stop" signal to the locomotive and alert signal to the station dispatch.
And that boy is a criminal. He must be taken to jail - at least to show him where he will spent his time if he will make disaster.
Switch machines are ALL supposed to have railroad locks on them. So, this vandal obviously stole a key or cut a lock.
I appreciate all the railfans that reported and disapprove of what this guy was doing. As a locomotive engineer and a railroader this is concerning that this guy is interfering with mainline switches. This can cause derailments and serious accidents to the train crew and community. For us working on the railroad it requires authority and verbal instructions/permission from the dispatcher to even throw that mainline dual control switch- without such authority and permission that would be a serious violation for us so to see this guy do something so blatant and reckless really gets me angry. He's dealing with people's lives and safety. Stay off railroad property trespasser!! Again, i really appreciate all you rail fans who reported and disapprove of this kind of activity!
In Australia, we have padlocked switches for this reason. Never trifle with trains or infrastructure. Thanks for this 'How NOT TO' video. 🇦🇺😎👍
In the video segment about the switch heater there is no lock on that cabinet but you can see a padlock on the switch handle. I am willing to bet he has acquired a key somehow. Unauthorized possession of keys used by an active railroad is also a crime, along with 'tampering with a railroad train or track' (Federal Class C Felony)
@Al Whalen Thanks Al! Madness not to lock switching equipment mate! Have a good one mate 👍
Most of these types of switches in Canada are padlocked as well. I have a feeling this one should have been but our perp either obtained a key or the switch was left unlocked. If the latter is true I'm sure someone is having a chat with their boss after the video released.
@G C For sure! They will have their horoscopes read to them as is but right! LOL. Cheers GC 🇦🇺🇨🇦👍😎
Most switches in the US are padlocked. Just lazy conductors like to throw locks into the woods so they don't have to deal with them anymore. I would see it all the time at the KCS joint division yard
Those are electronic switches. No need to throw them unless it’s maintenance required. Whoever was in OCC should have caught that alignment change and noticed something off and sent someone out asap.
Usually, the entire system is automated, right?
@@the11382 Yes. The manual throws are emergency backup. Don't touch unless power is out.
Looking through the comments, I get protecting the "railfan community", but Sabastian seems to be not a terrorist, but an immature/childlike person. Who #1, ill-informed, that what he is doing, can be a long prison/jail/juvenile sentence. What is even more obvious, this guy has no parental advice in his life. Don't point fingers guys, just realize, there are some messed up families in the world.
Also it could just be he's young and awkward, but he doesn't seem the most coherent of people, I wouldn't be surprised if something about him affects his ability to reason...
@@jess.hawkins Autism Spectrum comes to mind.
@@alwhalen3488 something like that in a big way, could be
From what I saw I don't think all the lights are on upstairs if you get what I mean
A couple cars short of a hook.
It's things like this that further drive a wedge between responsible railfan content creators and the railroads. He was young and not thinking things through, so hopefully this was a learning experience for him.
Right, I hope he learns to admire these beautiful machines from afar, and if he really wants to be up close he needs to finish his school career and then just apply for BNSF so he can be up close with the proper qualifications.
@@loco4locos142 he should've called the cops for trespassing
The fact that anyone can walk out and mess with that stuff raises an alarm as well
He went inside of a cab , flipped another switch , messed with an EOTD that he probably took off of the coupler
I'll admit i have done some things that I'm not proud of (and will stayed buried) and we all learn from out mistakes. But there's no way he'll ever recover from this
Same
And I thought chipping off pieces of rusted portable steam engine was stupid………
Me too!
@@thetheatreorgan168 I chipped rust off of a steam engine at a museum when I was little, then I cut my finger and my dad yelled at me
We just stuck pennies and nickles on the track. Lol
He could be in jail if a train derailed and killed someone
Since he apparently has a mental illness, the railroad police just had a “talk” with him and his guardians.
With PTC systems, you don't even need to be near a moving train to derail it nowadays. If the manifest of the train was built poorly, a simple emergency brake application could make some railcars come off the tracks in an accordion style.
He could be in jail even without that for trespassing and tampering with railroad equipment.
I believe this law is still on the books, if someone causes a derailment or tampers with RR equipment resulting in an accident, they can be sent to prison for life.
@@TheTheo58 Would that be life imprisonment, or will that be released from that Prison?
As a railway worker and trainspotter in the UK, This entire video sums up the reason our system is kept as safe as it is with lineside fences covering track, AWS + TPWS nationwide (and in some places ETCS) and electric sets of points (our word for switches). Whenever I go out trainspotting I always make sure I stand behind the yellow line and if spotting from the lineside always make sure I am behind any exclusion zone or fencing. I hope this incident reminds others not to try this as it is not only expressly dangerous to yourself but others too, obviously.
As a retired conductor, I would like to know how he learned this stuff and RUclips should remove this video and others that show railway procedures!
You cant rely on that anymore. This devices need to be secured by all the means of modern security. And cameras with motion detection on the yard. How is allowed to climb an engine ??????.. This should be possible. And doubt any BNSF employee will permit that risking his or her job. No way. This dude traspassed and trated this machines like toys.
As someone who volunteers at a railroad museum, and who has been a car host on the yard shuttle that we offer, what he's doing honestly makes me shudder. SO unsafe, not to mention downright illegal. Only takes one wrong switch to derail a train or worse. He's lucky that no trains came by while he was pulling this stunt, or he could've gotten himself and others seriously hurt or killed.
You don't need to be a RR volunteer or car host to know he is a dumbass
@@abuBrachiosaurus of course, I’m just adding my two cents to the situation
Surely he would have known that a train was coming. He isn't stupid he is just being orresponsible
@@organbuilder272 granted, he may have noticed a train was coming, but still, if he had not realigned/improperly realigned the switch, that could potentially result in a derailment. What he’s doing is still incredibly unsafe as well as illegal.
@@organbuilder272If a train had come just as he put the switch in the wrong position, would he have moved it back, or would he have run to avoid getting caught? Considering how much difficulty he had moving the switch, my bet is he'd have run.
Late to the party of slander here but even though I am no where near where Sebastian or the Bnsf equipment that was tampered with is. CSX and NS have been on high alert. No idea if it’s just good timing but I’ve seen 3 to 4 rwpd cars daily for the past few months. I think I can speak for all railfans when I say we don’t claim him nor do we want him in this community. This could have been catastrophic.
You have no idea what the word slander means.
No one is slandering anyone. He shows himself breaking the law.
Get that Dunning-Kruger help you need.
You don’t mess with this level of equipment in any field unless you have watched all the required “safety and you” videos where he might learn messing with things you don’t don’t have any business playing with can end in unspeakable tragedy that will follow you for life.
If you watch any of those videos, you'd know not to touch any of this equipment unless specifically tasked and properly instructed. I believe that a railfan probably has a much better chance of getting to see this equipment in action if he simply asks an employee to shadow them, and go there under their supervision
You're right about that
Yes, just watching videos gives you the authority to mess with rail switches. 🤡
I’ve actually done the switch bit before, but thankfully it was on an old line that had been closed for years and no longer saw rail traffic. And unlike Sebastian, I was supervised by my mother. I didn’t get in trouble in any way, but after seeing this I’m speechless.
As a BNSF Railway conductor
This conduct by a supposed railfan is unacceptable and could have harmed alot of people including himself at the expense of making a video
I hope to all you railfans out there understand the severity of his choices could have cost him and other their lives
We all pride ourselves on doing a safe job and we all want to go home after our day is done the same way we went to work
PLEASE Stay a safe distance away and respect the men and women who work hard to transport your goods across the country
"A Railroad Club Where We Act Like 11 Year Olds" got shut down because of him. His parents were threatening to sue the admins or something like that.
why did they wanna sue the admins?
@@brassmonkeyheheha not 100% sure, but I suspect a number of group members were harassing him/them online. Or they were just mad that he got caught.
we may never know
we may never know
There’s a new one. It’s the same name but it’s 12 instead of 11
Being an avid and curious railroad enthusiast is understandable, but this had gone too far. We railfans owe the safety to ourselves and to the people who operate the railroads every day. Deyoung failed to fathom that. I can only say that there were no disastrous results.
Thanks for the disclaimer!
6:31
Sebastian is literally displaying fatherless behavior
Oooooh aaaaah, I'm a trespassing monkey
Yep no supervision most likely no dad, so sad. A father would have had him by the ear and the but lol.
Isn’t that what liberals want?
@@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198 Bro 😂
@@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198 do you want a banana
I’ve been a long time railfanner since 2012,seen thousands of trains without using a scanner, and got my RUclips channel in 2023 and this is one of the most unacceptable things I’ve ever seen in the history of train watching.
Yes we can watch trains but what about our safety for us and the trains?!
In case y'all are wondering, this is exactly why railroads are the way they are towards railfans. Even if you're just watching or filming them. How long will it be before he goes inside to show everybody how a train moves?
THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
The only education I see here is : Do not trespass on railroad property.
Controllers at the main building: WTF IS GOING ON WITH SWITCH *switch number*
For as many comment there are about the disregard for safety by doing these things and the lack of supervision that he could get close enough to even touch them, I'm amazed by the mentality that he thought it was a good idea to put it online for all to see as if he wasn't doing anything wrong.
Exactly my thoughts. Nevermind the rest of the issues. My other thoughts were "Why even post a video about what he's doing?" ....oh yeah for views. If you're that concerned about his actions, don't tell everyone else that this is possible especially if you are that concerned about rail safety.
We live in an age of stupidity, where people also film themselves shoplifting, attacking random people on the streets, and all sort of dumb things. The upside, is if this little twerp is ever criminally charged with anything, he supplied all the evidence the prosecution would ever need. I would only hope the judge would sentence him, and in a childish tone "Dats it for you freedom".
I don’t think he had malicious intent, he sounds kinda young but definitely should’ve had more supervision
I don't think he really understands that he's doing anything wrong, like, the obsession and youth/naivety just totally wipes out any concept of wrong at all in that regard. This is the best possible result of this situation. I have no idea how they'll stop him from doing this again if he's out though...
@@williamstrachanYeah, people here thinking a child has the same maturity level, critical thinking skills, and moral compass as a grown adult is baffling. Kids do dumb things and make stupid choices constantly. Their brains are not fully developed yet.
I have a feeling he’s neurodivergent and lacks the ability to understand the potential consequences of his actions. Hopefully he will gain more understanding as he gets older. I’m sure this was a harsh lesson for him.
This is what happens when you smoke, and drink, while the Fetus is in the Womb.
Yup
You don't know that is the case here.
My mom did both while she carried me (back in the 60s, when we didn't know how risky that was), and today I'm a college professor and research scientist with a tested IQ of 134. Generalizations are dangerous!
Bro asking for a visit from railroad police for sure. Anyway, thanks for showing us the videos so we can see them without giving him any views.
Sebastians mother obviously never told him NO
Or disowned that evil brat
“It’s hard to do.” You shouldn’t be doing it at all! This is precisely why they have locks on most switches and I have no idea why this one wasn’t locked.
Oh, my god. I will admit that I've trespassed twice before (at a Co-Op grain facility in Odem TX) to get good videos but I've never in my wildest dreams considered doing anything of this level. A KCS crew that knew my father let him know that we can't film over there, but what I just witnessed was next-level. I'm kind of at a loss for words.
Why are you blaspheming God?
@@TRUECEL14 that's what you got out of that statement? Bruh moment
@@TRUECEL14Where's your God at to protect you from these hurtful comments? 🥺
@@TRUECEL14
You might want to look up what blasphemy actually means. Simple saying "Oh, my god." Is not blasphemy.
Just like it's also not taking the Lord's name in vain by saying the same thing.
Why is it that the people that believe in God/religion are the ones that know nothing about it?
New Federal laws made tampering with railroad equipment a big deal. If convicted the reward includes a one way trip to Guantánamo Bay
Why was the switch left unlocked? Why was the switch heater cabinet unlocked? A good railfan would report him and his activities without delay.
For someone whose knowledge expands to railway lineside equipment, gives the impression that this boy is, somewhat, connected to the railway, via personnel - family possibly. The boys’ behaviour is down-right reckless and sabotage, but let’s all remember that the railway company allows this with the lack, thereof, any infrastructure to prevent this from happening in the future to prevent members of the general public from endangering themselves and / or others (i.e: railway staff; P-Way, S&T’s, drivers, etc., etc.). I myself, work for a private heritage railway (Northampton & Lamport RLy. N.&L.R.) and we deal with dangerous trespassers all the time. Some of which have nearly been killed.
Of all my years of railfaning,it never ever crossed my mind to Tamper or adjust any Railroad equipment,If I wanted to do something I would always ask the Railroad,This is a hobby of mine and I intend to keep it that way,on occasions I get an invitation to join in on certain Railroad activities,The only times I flip any Railroad switches is at museums with an instructor with me.
He should have asked permission to climb onto the engine. Him flipping the switch is unbelievable! He could have caused a serious tragedy for BNSF. I'm glad that the railroad is doing something about this.
I stumbled upon this, does the railfan community have miniature models of switches? Why does a railfan need to be near the real deal at all?
No one will collect accountasbilities for free, allowing as boy to climb heavy equipment .... this could end bad and as an BNSF employee, terminate your job. I dont see the point.
One can clearly hear from his voice that there's a developmental issue with the young man. His physical age and his mental age don't match up. Young lad needs assistance in life because despite knowing how switches work he's absolutely not aware of the consequences of doing what he's doing. Charging him with fines or other punitive actions will not teach him anything. He needs a guide and a personal care taker for him to learn life around him.
it’s idiots like this that go and mess around with equipment on an active line that give the rest of us rail fans a horrible name. I hope he was arrested
“I don’t know what that’s for” * me holding my breath hoping he doesn’t take off the handbrake 😂*
Ahh so now we know who caused the 475 accident…
lmfaooo
Yep
Wow!! That’s giving a Railfan community a bad name! Or WORSE!! for him to pulled that stunt like that, if the BNSF train collided and derailed killing or injuring the train crews, he’ll be held accountable. His life will be ruined
Or he'll end up getting himself killed in the derailment
this is a good example about railfanning going seriously downhill and losing a lot of respect. It’s because of stupid kids like Sebastian Deyoung
I’d say at this point, it’s already ruined. His reputation will never be the same
Russia is on the right side of history.
He just seems misguided, maybe not totally all there. Seems like he needs a friend or a dad
Or a mom
In the words of my mother “he needs a belt across his butt”
Search Buffalo and Pittsburg derailment. It's believed some kids threw a switch to a maintenance track and caused a major derailment.
Children did that? Sicko
Company is responsible for securing dangerous equipment and parents are responsible for monitoring dangerous children.
You never ever mess with automatic switch bc it can totally mess the signals or worse he could’ve caused a massive train derailment
That is why in countries like thr UK, Ireland and in European countries (also my country Malaysia) the switch for the crossover point is now located on a control panel in the station master’s office and no longer located next to the crossover point. The master’s room is often locked outside of business hours so the chance of other employees or outsiders tempering with the panel is low. Even there is a sign on top of the panel which states that only authorized personnel (station master on duty) are allowed to use the control panel to set the switches for the signal and for the crossover points.
He calls himself a railfan and doesn't even know what a handbrake is.
“And guys today, I’m showing you the reverse thrust on this commercial 747. And thaaaaaaats all for the video, bye”
Ever hear about the Russian pilet who let his teens take over the controls?
I’m sorry to say, but it’s kids like this that cause the massive disaster scenes such as the one in East Palestine Ohio. This may have been filmed before that incident happened, however True enthusiasts have upmost respect for the railroad as well as their community. Kids like that give us true rail fans a bad name, and I hope that he gets some serious discipline, as well as learning a valuable lesson for his actions.
I don't know how you can compare absolute intentional criminal negligence by a rail road company to a child doing vandalism.
As a conductor watching this, this is actually one of my fears the possibilities of what could have happened he could of killed somebody
He will go to jail for the rest of his life for murder.
Imagine someone pulling this crap in dark territory!
@@rjohnson1690 they did it in Under Siege 2 Dark Territory.
@@rjohnson1690I remember the news some years ago about a train that derailed after someone moved a switch. Whether in dark territory or not, manual switches typically give no more notice of having been moved than the position of the sign on top. That is why they are supposed to be locked. Regardless, I believe the story I recall said the vandal broke the lock.
@@ethanlamoureux5306 well in CTC and ABS territory the signals will go red if you are in the previous block, and now PTC, a penalty application will be applied. All mainline switches are supposed to have a RR lock on them. By the time you see a switch target, it’s way too late, unless you’re at restricted speed.
I went to his channel and I'm not shocked to find that he records videos of himself moaning... this guy is not sane and should probably stay inside with parental supervision
If the railroad and other authorities did not charge him with severe penalties and the courts apply maximum severity then it's on them for encouraging this kind of dangerous behavior.
Doin good there chief, good job! all aboard!!! 🫡😂
Sad to admit, but I as a child was a lot like Sebastian and I knew a few other kids like that too. Thank god I grew up and out of that phase as I know others who haven't. The only good news is the systems today he is messing with have alarms when being switched and someone somewhere is being notified when and where it is happening.
It's been 9 months since this vid was downloaded. Has ANYTHING happened about this??
Why is the trackside equipment outside this yard not locked up? This is so dangerous!
It’s not only that. He’s climbed into several locomotives that are either tied down with a consist or parked alone
locks aren't required in yard limits
@@BriggsAndStratton101 what rulebook says that locks aren't required in yard limits
@@BriggsAndStratton101 damn dude you don't know, just say that
@@zekeysmos88 okay ill take advice from a arm chair foamer. Switches don't have a requirement for position, it's just general courtesy to line them for the main. Yard limits requires trains to travel at restricted speed.
I totally agree. Railroads are private property and he was trespassing. Railroads are also private corporations. So why are people in government talking about them in infrastructure spending bills.
I'm kind of glad that BNSF encourages rail fanning. We can be eyes and ears for them in places they can't be. Years ago I was talking railroading with a guy who turned out to be an Espee police officer. He ended up giving me his card and asking me to give him a call if I saw anything that needed to be looked into. Great guy.
This is insane. I never knew what the actually story was until now. I really hope someone sees him doing this stuff.
Well, he was reported and now there are at least 100,000 witnesses plus the video evidence.
It's on video and was posted. It has been seen and reported to the proper authorities.
I can’t believe the railroad didn’t have locks on the switch and heater cabinet.
This is a prime example of "ruining it for everyone else"... kid's gonna make it so none of us can get even close to trains in the future...
Trespassing was not the problem here and isn't even a crime here in Germany, the problem is dangerous interference with railway operations.
So he just casually committed several felonies and probably didn’t get in trouble? Sick
I think he did or they are still reviewing it.
He’s not a rail fan he is a criminal
Down with sebastian he must burn on a stake
He is not a criminal he is a child who is likely nurodiverse who is not being patented properly. He does not know any better he needs educating not condemning
@@nicholasashley2172 anyone that does stuff against the law is criminal. Only someone from the SPCC would say what you said
@@nicholasashley2172 no, pretty sure he’s a criminal. Stop trying to defend him, he needs to be put in his place!
I have absolutely no sympathy for those kinds of people.
So unbelievable. Thankfully the locomotive he trespassed was locked down preventing him from putting it in motion. Besides the control locks, the manual handbrakes are also set as a backup. As for him messing with the switches and the electric cabinet, that is some scary stuff. Those are supposed to be padlocked and either he somehow has keys or he had bolt cutters. Incredibly disturbing.
This young buy really needs a father figure & maybe someone in BNSF to take him under their wing & show him what can happen when things go bad because of his behavior. I don't think he's trying to hurt anyone or anything but simply does not comprehend the seriousness of his actions.
And a mother figure as well
@@tsitracommunications2884 Lol, well he seems ok with himself but doesn't seem to have had a strong mentor in his life ... from where i'm sitting ! Lol.
@@gtfg3800 not funny
Judge: thank you so much for providing us with evidence.
4:04 he is being a railroader wannabe yet he does not know what a handbrake is. He will never get a job with the railroad company.
BNSF could automatically blacklist him from employment, but because of that bitch Katie they would probably hire him in a heartbeat
Actually after seeing everything I’d say he’s qualified enough for CSX REDI center 🤦🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤣
I bet he has already been placed on the national do not hire list by the FRA for these actions
@@EKSgarage he could qualify as "freight hopper"
you guys all talk like the dude had a chance of being hired to begin with
I am an engineer and I have had a few run ins like this. On the other hand I have had rail fans do it the safe and legal way.
I am with you on this one.
We wonder why railroad workers often scowl, harass or try to get railfans to move on. Aside from not wanting to be photographed and/or videoed on their jobs. There's a point at which rail fanning becomes weirdo-ism, and then moves into trespass/vandalism - ruining it for the good rail fans who just want to have the simple pleasure of watching trains.
That's not a railfan, that's a trespasser right there. What he has done is illegal, he has tampered and trespassed on railroad property and what if he set the switch so a train went on the wrong track and maybe even caused a crash or damage to the railroad. A true railfan respects the railroad, helps encourage others (non-railfans) to be safe around railroad tracks, and helps set an example of filming and enjoying seeing trains the right way. If anyone ever wants to get an in-depth look at anything, just ask for permission from the railroad. If they say no, you have to respect their wishes. It is their property so they can do what they want.
I think this speaks to two larger issues. One is this notion of documenting every single thing you do for internet fame and the lack of respect people have for things that are not theirs and are not authorized to operate. The sad thing is all the railfans who are respectful, get lumped into this group as a whole.
Even though I’m a railfanner, and if I see this irl I would tell him “My dude, you can’t do that!” Hopefully BNSF will be able to punish that guy for what he’s done. Hence if Union Pacific saw that, which I live in Texas, I would’ve told the crew about everything he’s doing stuff to active railroad stuff illegally. I hope to god he doesn’t show up to my area on where I was going to railfan anywhere filming any trains
Idiot could have killed someone or caused a serious accident or derailment. Hope he gets arrested.
"Here's a wheel. I don't know what that's for." Gee, I'm surprised he didn't turn it. Who needs foreign saboteurs when we have unsecured switches and unattended equipment with punks like this strolling around!
This is not rail fanning
This is vandalism
As an european who is a rail enthusiast, seeing how mainline switches in the US don’t have any locks on gives me anxiety. Every single mainline switch (in Poland at least) that is a mechanical decentralised (Hand) operation, has two locks. One for each setting that goes into an interlocking system at a signalbox. Something like that in the US just seems like begging for a disaster sooner or later, when some mentally sick human decides to watch a train „drift”. Rail safety is not only common sense, but also well thought trough meaures that can ensure the safety of rail traffic, even in cases where stand-byers can’t be trusted.
His parents need to show this child discipline.
Better still disown the evil brat forever and banish his satanic hide to death row
It’s people like Sebastian ruin it for many rail fans like myself , I would never ever do anything that he did, when I am rail fanning I am just watching the trains go bye, listening to stuff on my scanner.
no need to touch, or get in the way. just looking.
and because of kids, even adults. because of these kinds of stunts. we as legal hobbyists can get in deep trouble. just trying to get a photo or three. even while keeping away from the tracks.
used to be able to access part's of the stockton WP, SP, and ATSF yards. but as long as you kept to the roadway, stayed out of "things" it was ok. not a problem. but now under UP. everything is behind razor wire, cctv, armed guards, etc.
I love to watch trains run by myself I wouldn't mess with the railroad equipment
That I agree, Sebastian and most foamers ruin us railfans and the community's reputation. Never trespass on railroad property and do not tamper with any railroad equipment as it can cause a big derailment or a train hitting another. Please stay off the railroad property.