The difference between this railroad channel and all the other railroad ch's is: Danny always gives you detailed information on each video. I enjoy listening to his 'Professional' narration and Editing. Thanks for great videos Danny
I appreciate the fact that you easily admit your mistakes,but your dialogue is refreshing. I appreciate that you feature local restaurants. Thank you for your excellent service.
This channel is better than anything I ever saw on TV about trains, back when I used to watch TV. If I had a magic wand, I would just make versions of this channel for each of my interests with this same narrator, format, and production quality.
Ive learned sooo much over the years from your videos. It has greatly enriched my love of the railroad and being a railfan. Thank you for your content!!
Your voice always reminds me of the narrator from the Lionel Train Town video game and brings back memories of me playing that on my grandparents' computer when I was younger. You have the perfect voice for talking about trains!
If you see Walt again tell him M.D. Scott said hi. I worked with him as a conductor, yardmaster, and engineer for many years up until he retired. As an engineer, if i was paired with him i never had to worry about anything. He definitely knew his stuff.
Literally the best part of the end of my work day. Put in 14-15 hour days come home see the wife and kids have supper and watch a Danny video. Absolutely love it.
Thanks for another interesting video. It was really Interesting to see them investigate the possible sink hole on the crossing. With all that rain you cannot be too careful. You would not want to derail such a big long train.
glad you came through Debbie ok, we got over 16" plus another 2 two days later. Had 3 pumps going so ok, Great looking eats, remember when I was young $20 would buy lunch for a week, what a change , thanks again fun to watch your work
The 4-bay ADM hoppers at 8:20 are likely carrying dried distiller's grain (DDG), which is what's left after corn has been fermented to make ethanol. If loaded, they're likely being hauled from an ethanol plant to a cattle feed supplier, as DDG is high in protein. That size hopper is also used to haul things like barley and soy beans. Actually, having confidently asserted DDG, now I'm not so sure. The rough condition of the car sides on ADMX 64194 is typical of DDG use -- despite the name "dried", they can be quite moist and can freeze in the car in winter. Conversely, the black staining down the sides of the following car is typical of soy bean loading -- I think it's from load spillage on the roof that rots and runs down the side of the car. (Yum!)
I don't know what is better in the these videos. The video or the narration or the food. Always informative and I love to watch these videos. Not to mention the food he eats. Love the small restaurants where ever my wife and myself go. We hunt them out. Keep up the good work. Thanks
When I saw "Polk County" flash on the screen I immediately thought of my favorite sheriff Grady Judd. I'm in Tennessee but I sure wish we had more like him. Thanks for the RR memories Danny. JimE
I love your radios, the Motorola has been changed out to what appears to be a Kenwood, love the display. As always love your videos and comments. Glad you made it through the storm.
Dade City to Bushnell evokes nostalgia for me. As child the S line in those parts meant rides to Sarasota on The Silver Meteor. An uncle, Sammy Cruthers, used to switch the train at Wildwood. If we drove, US 301 paralleled the tracks much of the way. Dad would pull off the highway if we saw a train so we could watch it pass.
Excellent, excellent video, Danny. Over here in Davenport / Haines City, I follow daily manifest M457, daily local L772, and the occasional northbound / southbound coal units to / from Orlando. Hearing the familiar "JA" Dispatcher voice (his name is Brian) @5:31 and @6:40 was really cool...he's one of CSX's best, keeps me well-informed of A-Line activity, and does a fantastic job of orchestrating moves on the single-track line through here. Thanks for a great presentation...👌👍👍
Ive been getting into amateur photography recently. I love planespotting but i also dabble in railfanning too. I was out Saturday seeing what i could catch and ran across another railfan. We got to talking and i mentioned how i was a subscriber to your channel and it turns out they are as well. You've got fans everywhere, but definitely two from North Carolina
As always, thank you Danny. This Canuck always looks forward to another of your top notch, entertaining & informative videos. Good to know Debby did you no real harm. Stay safe.
Just yesterday I checked my subscriptions to see if I had missed another informative and fun video from Danny. Nope. I had not. Imagine my delight when my notifications today alerted me to what I had been anticipating. Hope all is well Danny. Stay safe. Thanks for your content. Scot... a railfan from eastern Iowa.
As always your videos are special. I’ve personally been stuck on Old Tampa at Winston with the same train (M453) on a different day. I love those “pacman” hoppers. Glad you’re on high ground/many in Sarasota and Manatee Counties were not.
On your new SCL sign. Found this information that your resources may be able to verify. "SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD -Vintage Round, Metal 30-inch sign. A small number of these signs (unused warehouse stock) were made available at public sale over forty years ago when the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was merging into Family Lines/Seaboard System and ultimately CSX Transportation. It is slightly under 30 inches in length. The item “SCL SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD Vintage Round Metal Logo Sign". Good Luck
As an aside, the electronic bell seen at the sinkhole segment at 9:00 minutes atop the crossbuck pole replaces, at many grade crossings, the mechanical bell and ringer of earlier days. The electronic bell is licensed for railroad use as a result of a patent which provided for the solid state recording ability of the patent holder's invention, recording audio onto an integrated circuit or chip. I traded his son for the actual railroad crossing bell used for the solid state recording. His son was using the bell as notification of accuracy while using a .22 rifle. This is a true story. The inventor's name is I.D. Sarrell. He passed several years ago. I have one of his banjos. 12:05 shows a mechanical bell atop the crossbuck pole for contrast.
Another top number Danny,yes sink holes can be dangerous specially after rain,we call em mud holes here in Oz but still the same thing,safe travels,take care mate,regards,🙏👋👋👏👏👍👍🇦🇺🚂
You guys are SO lucky to have active railroads around. Here in NH most all rails are now bike paths except a few tourist rails. Thanks for sharing them
My mother-in-law lives in Sebring, and about fifteen (15) years ago, a sinkhole right around the corner from her swallowed an entire house. Today, there is nothing but a fenced off hole where the house used to stand. Sinkholes are scary things, they can open up and swallow whole houses in just a few seconds.
I can't remember the last time I saw a mixed freight on British rails. Alas, our freight trains are all modular these days. I know it is more efficient to do things that way but it takes much of the joy of train-spotting away.
Thank you for this video, Danny, on what happens when someone finds a problem with the railroad tracks and how the local police and the railroad cooperate to ensure that there is or is not a need to prevent train activity until a potential problem can be fixed. Also thank you for the information on CSX trains canenter Winston Yard. That cheeseburger looks delicious. (Posted 12 August 2024 at 2337 CDT.)
Thank you for this video! A delight every time to hear your narration and see your videography. Glad the "sinkhole" did not turn out to be as bad as was feared. And of course you made me hungry again. And a few nice trains. One has to have acquaintance with these machines from childhood to have the liking for them.
10:21 When I usually railfan at Griffith, IN. I always wonder to myself which way CN Z149-31 will go so I can set up in a good spot (intermodal from Port of Quebec, QC to Markham, IL). Some days he takes the CN Matteson Sub to Matteson, IL and eventually Markham Yard, and other days, he stays on the CN South Bend Sub directly to Markham. I originally thought congestion determined which line he took, but now that you give that explanation, it all makes sense now. Danny teaches me better than school. ❤🚆
That looks like what we call 'pumping' in the road business - not a sinkhole. There is excess moisture under the bituminous and fine aggregate is being pumped out with the moisture by the heavy loading. You can see the wet fines (mud) collected on the edge of the pavement. It will have to be dug up and replaced.
I guess those guys were okay with your drone? You can see them looking up at it as they're examining the pavement. I always love the sound of the wheels on those Amtrak passenger cars, that singing noise they make.
If you have not already figured it out after watching a few of Danny's videos, Danny is also a Foody and gives great recommendations along his travels.
Hi Danny, great video as always. Those old CP Rail cylindrical covered hoppers with the Multimark (Pac Man) logo are patched out for OFOX, which is Residco, a rail leasing company. So they are "used cars". LOVE seeing that Multimark!
Danny, as a fellow fan of DJI drones, please make sure to write to your local representatives regarding the proposed bill to ban their use and sale in the US. American drone manufacturer Skydio, has lobbied the senate to ban their sale under the guise of "Security," but the ulterior motive is simply the fact that Skydio makes an inferior product to DJI and can't compete.
I went to Folkston today and on the way back I was watching an older video of yours about Folkston. Coincidentally you just happened to upload a video while I was watching you! 😂
I used to live in Jonesboro, GA, and I model the Central of Georgia Railroad. When we moved from GA to TN I had to tear down my HO scale layout and am planning to build another one pretty soon. All the railroad equipment I see these days are all too modern for my turn of the century railroad. I usually have to build my rolling stock from kits. Cheers from an ex-Georgian in eastern TN
As a fellow Floridian (Just northeast of Sanford), I’m glad to hear yall weathered the storm ok. I do need to get out and do some more rail fanning. Who knows, maybe even catch you somewhere around the Floridian high iron. Great Content!
The difference between this railroad channel and all the other railroad ch's is: Danny always gives you detailed information on each video. I enjoy listening to his 'Professional' narration and Editing. Thanks for great videos Danny
@@TheVideoSteve his many years working at a TV station really helps! I believe he still does voice-overs for a Tampa TV station.
@@STL-RailfanWait, the narrator really worked for a TV station? I was just thinking that he sounds like someone from my local PBS station. 😅
And also restaurant recommendations
I've seen none better.
Yes. I proficiently agree!😊
It’s another great day when Danny uploads!
Unequivocally the best voice-over and script of any RUclips channel.
Much appreciated, Clayton!
Now we know. When the going gets tough, Danny gets lunch.
Can't go wrong.
I appreciate the fact that you easily admit your mistakes,but your dialogue is refreshing. I appreciate that you feature local restaurants. Thank you for your excellent service.
Wow never heard a restriction given for a possible sink hole before. That’s wild! Great video Danny.
This channel is better than anything I ever saw on TV about trains, back when I used to watch TV. If I had a magic wand, I would just make versions of this channel for each of my interests with this same narrator, format, and production quality.
That's a very nice compliment. Thanks!
@@distantsignal You're welcome, and I hope you can keep this channel going for a long time to come.
Ive learned sooo much over the years from your videos. It has greatly enriched my love of the railroad and being a railfan. Thank you for your content!!
Your voice always reminds me of the narrator from the Lionel Train Town video game and brings back memories of me playing that on my grandparents' computer when I was younger. You have the perfect voice for talking about trains!
Amazing video of CSX and Amtrak Danny
If you see Walt again tell him M.D. Scott said hi. I worked with him as a conductor, yardmaster, and engineer for many years up until he retired. As an engineer, if i was paired with him i never had to worry about anything. He definitely knew his stuff.
Good to hear that Debby didn't cause too much stress for you. Thanks for sharing your day trip with us.
Literally the best part of the end of my work day. Put in 14-15 hour days come home see the wife and kids have supper and watch a Danny video. Absolutely love it.
It's great meeting you Danny. Pretty cool to be in a video, thank you!
Don't forget about the Plant City selfies 🤪
This is another great video showing trains and the sinkhole on the tracks but I also enjoyed seeing Darrell's Diner as well thanks.
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Mr. Danny, I love your videos and knowledge of the rails.
Thanks for another interesting video. It was really Interesting to see them investigate the possible sink hole on the crossing. With all that rain you cannot be too careful. You would not want to derail such a big long train.
Thank you so much for all your videos! As a blind guy I really appreciate the descriptiveness
great day for a danny video well done sir
Currently riding the Empire Builder and I’m glad I can get data to watch another great video! Love the videos as always Danny!
Danny, you are a smooth talking Railroad guru, sir!
I love your videos!!!
The torque needed to get 170 cars moving is really amazing
glad you came through Debbie ok, we got over 16" plus another 2 two days later. Had 3 pumps going so ok, Great looking eats, remember when I was young $20 would buy lunch for a week, what a change , thanks again fun to watch your work
The 4-bay ADM hoppers at 8:20 are likely carrying dried distiller's grain (DDG), which is what's left after corn has been fermented to make ethanol. If loaded, they're likely being hauled from an ethanol plant to a cattle feed supplier, as DDG is high in protein. That size hopper is also used to haul things like barley and soy beans. Actually, having confidently asserted DDG, now I'm not so sure. The rough condition of the car sides on ADMX 64194 is typical of DDG use -- despite the name "dried", they can be quite moist and can freeze in the car in winter. Conversely, the black staining down the sides of the following car is typical of soy bean loading -- I think it's from load spillage on the roof that rots and runs down the side of the car. (Yum!)
I don't know what is better in the these videos. The video or the narration or the food. Always informative and I love to watch these videos. Not to mention the food he eats. Love the small restaurants where ever my wife and myself go. We hunt them out. Keep up the good work. Thanks
When I saw "Polk County" flash on the screen I immediately thought of my favorite sheriff Grady Judd. I'm in Tennessee but I sure wish we had more like him.
Thanks for the RR memories Danny. JimE
I love your radios, the Motorola has been changed out to what appears to be a Kenwood, love the display. As always love your videos and comments. Glad you made it through the storm.
Glad you're ok Danny
Dade City to Bushnell evokes nostalgia for me. As child the S line in those parts meant rides to Sarasota on The Silver Meteor. An uncle, Sammy Cruthers, used to switch the train at Wildwood. If we drove, US 301 paralleled the tracks much of the way. Dad would pull off the highway if we saw a train so we could watch it pass.
Thanks for another great video Danny.
the production, professionalism, and storytelling only gets better and better, im always impressed! so glad i subbed to you
Excellent, excellent video, Danny. Over here in Davenport / Haines City, I follow daily manifest M457, daily local L772, and the occasional northbound / southbound coal units to / from Orlando. Hearing the familiar "JA" Dispatcher voice (his name is Brian) @5:31 and @6:40 was really cool...he's one of CSX's best, keeps me well-informed of A-Line activity, and does a fantastic job of orchestrating moves on the single-track line through here. Thanks for a great presentation...👌👍👍
Your videos are always good ones. I watch for them. Thank you!
Glad to hear you and yours are ok. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks again.
Ive been getting into amateur photography recently. I love planespotting but i also dabble in railfanning too. I was out Saturday seeing what i could catch and ran across another railfan. We got to talking and i mentioned how i was a subscriber to your channel and it turns out they are as well. You've got fans everywhere, but definitely two from North Carolina
Wow! That's great. Please say to all your railfan friends up there. I love NC.
As always, thank you Danny. This Canuck always looks forward to another of your top notch, entertaining & informative videos. Good to know Debby did you no real harm. Stay safe.
Danny's video posts, I stop whatever I'm doing and mashing play
Well I’m gonna go off of what someone else said before but the best part of the month is seeing a Distant Signal video
When Danny posts a video everything stops and I gotta watch! Another great video Danny! Glad to hear you didn’t have any damage.
Another great video by yours truly!
As a graduate of Georgia Southern College (before University) I forgive you. I love your videos.
Railfanning 101: when lack of trains, find good food! 👍 thanks Danny, always a great video with fun commentary, 😎
Just yesterday I checked my subscriptions to see if I had missed another informative and fun video from Danny. Nope. I had not. Imagine my delight when my notifications today alerted me to what I had been anticipating.
Hope all is well Danny. Stay safe. Thanks for your content.
Scot... a railfan from eastern Iowa.
As always your videos are special. I’ve personally been stuck on Old Tampa at Winston with the same train (M453) on a different day. I love those “pacman” hoppers. Glad you’re on high ground/many in Sarasota and Manatee Counties were not.
Classic line-'I did the only thing at that time, I had lunch!'
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On your new SCL sign. Found this information that your resources may be able to verify. "SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD -Vintage Round, Metal 30-inch sign. A small number of these signs (unused warehouse stock) were made available at public sale over forty years ago when the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was merging into Family Lines/Seaboard System and ultimately CSX Transportation. It is slightly under 30 inches in length. The item “SCL SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD Vintage Round Metal Logo Sign". Good Luck
Thanks! I think it's only about 22" in diameter, like might fit on the back doors of a truck trailer.
As an aside, the electronic bell seen at the sinkhole segment at 9:00 minutes atop the crossbuck pole replaces, at many grade crossings, the mechanical bell and ringer of earlier days. The electronic bell is licensed for railroad use as a result of a patent which provided for the solid state recording ability of the patent holder's invention, recording audio onto an integrated circuit or chip. I traded his son for the actual railroad crossing bell used for the solid state recording. His son was using the bell as notification of accuracy while using a .22 rifle. This is a true story. The inventor's name is I.D. Sarrell. He passed several years ago. I have one of his banjos.
12:05 shows a mechanical bell atop the crossbuck pole for contrast.
This is the 1ST video of yours I've seen. I like the content so far and I appreciate your calm and clear voice.
Another top number Danny,yes sink holes can be dangerous specially after rain,we call em mud holes here in Oz but still the same thing,safe travels,take care mate,regards,🙏👋👋👏👏👍👍🇦🇺🚂
Always great to see another video Danny. Good to hear that you had no storm damage.
You guys are SO lucky to have active railroads around. Here in NH most all rails are now bike paths except a few tourist rails. Thanks for sharing them
Always brightens my day up to see you post! Greetings from Harlan :))
My mother-in-law lives in Sebring, and about fifteen (15) years ago, a sinkhole right around the corner from her swallowed an entire house. Today, there is nothing but a fenced off hole where the house used to stand. Sinkholes are scary things, they can open up and swallow whole houses in just a few seconds.
Great video, as always. I'm glad you're safe down there after Debby!
Danny’s back!
I can't remember the last time I saw a mixed freight on British rails. Alas, our freight trains are all modular these days. I know it is more efficient to do things that way but it takes much of the joy of train-spotting away.
Sometimes it's the side trips that make railfanning fun. Thanks for sharing yours Danny.👍
Thank you for this video, Danny, on what happens when someone finds a problem with the railroad tracks and how the local police and the railroad cooperate to ensure that there is or is not a need to prevent train activity until a potential problem can be fixed. Also thank you for the information on CSX trains canenter Winston Yard. That cheeseburger looks delicious. (Posted 12 August 2024 at 2337 CDT.)
Hello Danny,
I do enjoy your videos. I am from East Hartford, Conn., age 83, and have railfan myself for some 45 years
Thank you, Danny for another great video. Be safe out there on the high iron.
Thank you for this video!
A delight every time to hear your narration and see your videography.
Glad the "sinkhole" did not turn out to be as bad as was feared. And of course you made me hungry again.
And a few nice trains. One has to have acquaintance with these machines from childhood to have the liking for them.
10:21 When I usually railfan at Griffith, IN. I always wonder to myself which way CN Z149-31 will go so I can set up in a good spot (intermodal from Port of Quebec, QC to Markham, IL). Some days he takes the CN Matteson Sub to Matteson, IL and eventually Markham Yard, and other days, he stays on the CN South Bend Sub directly to Markham. I originally thought congestion determined which line he took, but now that you give that explanation, it all makes sense now. Danny teaches me better than school. ❤🚆
Small world, I have family that used to live on S broad in Griffith. Just south of the interchange and intersection on the south side of town.
@@jasonmsmith2 weird 💀
Good evening, Railfan Danny. Always a good evening when you post.
That looks like what we call 'pumping' in the road business - not a sinkhole. There is excess moisture under the bituminous and fine aggregate is being pumped out with the moisture by the heavy loading. You can see the wet fines (mud) collected on the edge of the pavement. It will have to be dug up and replaced.
I just finished dinner, looker at my phone and went "oohhh, Danny uploaded a new video"
Haha! Glad you saw it!
Danny... you did it again. Perfect video.
I guess those guys were okay with your drone? You can see them looking up at it as they're examining the pavement. I always love the sound of the wheels on those Amtrak passenger cars, that singing noise they make.
Educational, informative, and you work up an appetite by seeing what's for lunch. Thanks for taking us on your rail adventures, Danny!! 🙂
Thanks for another informative and interesting video, from a Canadian railfan ( Montreal area).
If you have not already figured it out after watching a few of Danny's videos, Danny is also a Foody and gives great recommendations along his travels.
Thank you Danny!
We are watching with the whole family. Danny love your videos. Good quality family time!!
If Danny isn't chasing trains, he's chasing that lunch blue plate. Priorities are in order.
Danny gives Guy Fieri a run for his money.
The absolute best rail fan channel on the net
glad to hear all is well and safe after Tropical Storm Debby going through. Sending prayers to those who were affected by Tropical Storm Debby
Hi Danny, great video as always. Those old CP Rail cylindrical covered hoppers with the Multimark (Pac Man) logo are patched out for OFOX, which is Residco, a rail leasing company. So they are "used cars". LOVE seeing that Multimark!
Wonderful, totally steady, high definition video! Wanted to see close-up of wheels over the holes. Thank you.
I was there at Bushnell four years ago to sign for my first home in Florida when I moved down from Georgia after living there for 36 years.
Thank you Danny for the great content you produce I look forward to everyone of your videos!
im a yardmaster, distributed power can really screw up plans on yarding trains too
Always glad to see a Distant Signal notification…👍
Thanks for the mention, Danny. Keep them coming.
The Man with the Golden Voice! Bravo on another excellent video!!
always a good time seeing one of your uploads
Danny, as a fellow fan of DJI drones, please make sure to write to your local representatives regarding the proposed bill to ban their use and sale in the US. American drone manufacturer Skydio, has lobbied the senate to ban their sale under the guise of "Security," but the ulterior motive is simply the fact that Skydio makes an inferior product to DJI and can't compete.
Amazing how different the wheels on an Amtrak sound vs rolling stock.
Thanks Danny for another amazing video ! My Grandpa worked for W&LE who still operates a few ex C of G high hoods
Glad you guys didn't get any damage.
Good video as usual.Glad to hear you had no major damage.
Thanks Mike.
Another fun/great video! Thanks Danny
I went to Folkston today and on the way back I was watching an older video of yours about Folkston. Coincidentally you just happened to upload a video while I was watching you! 😂
I like your fence. Sorry about all the water😮 I wish U could send it to us...😊
Great video and informative!!! Danny you are the best.
I used to live in Jonesboro, GA, and I model the Central of Georgia Railroad. When we moved from GA to TN I had to tear down my HO scale layout and am planning to build another one pretty soon. All the railroad equipment I see these days are all too modern for my turn of the century railroad. I usually have to build my rolling stock from kits. Cheers from an ex-Georgian in eastern TN
Great video Danny! Thanks for sharing!!
More fantastic work Mr. Harmon. Thank you for all the hard work!
Any other video that’s 13 minutes “that’s way too long”
A Danny Harmon video that’s 13 minutes “that’s way too short”
Exactly!
Nice video. Glad you didn't have any damage from Debby, we didn't have any over in Clearwater either. Looking forward to the next video.
We got a deluge here in Upstate South Carolina.
Another great video, thanks Danny!
As a fellow Floridian (Just northeast of Sanford), I’m glad to hear yall weathered the storm ok. I do need to get out and do some more rail fanning. Who knows, maybe even catch you somewhere around the Floridian high iron. Great Content!