Thank you all for your feedback and support at my first attempt of filming and editing a cinematic style video. I really want to do a lot more of these for you all! I have added chapters in the description for the entire trip! Let me know if you see something you want added in the chapters!
Please also post the raw footage for us who are not siskl and ebert and just want the trains actual audio. But good job on the editing for the other folks I guess lol
Knowing you could have spent your deadhead kicking back and relaxing, it is greatly appreciated your taking us along with you. Thank You for the ride and a great video.😊
The spirit of this video reminds me somehow of an engineer I worked with periodically who when he came on duty, no matter the time of day or night or how much rest he had, always said " it's a great day for a train ride".
I'm a former BNSF conductor. Now retired, thank the Lord! Railroading is fascinating to many, but BNSF is a miserable company to work for. I did enjoy my job however as much as the crap I had to deal with many many years. This was an outstanding filmed video. Loved it! Bet you love all the double track CTC you are blessed with too.
Most every company is miserable to work for today. I have a friend who's retiring from Sandia National Laboratory because he can't take the PC BS he has to endure to work there. He likes the work, but can't stand the atmosphere anymore. I worked for the largest engineering company in the United States. Was a great place when I started, was a PITA when I retired in 2014.
Lived in Amarillo from late 1979 until 1984 and then would go back to visit in-laws up through 1994 or so. I knew the Santa Fe (at that time) tracks well from Amarillo to Clovis and also Amarillo out to Canadian. Spent many a railfan afternoon sitting under the S. Washington St bridge. Thanks for the ride!!
I've always thought one of the most awesome prizes you could ever win for anything would be deadhead privileges on all railroads in the US. Free trip just about anywhere in the country.
Absolutely awesome. The music, the innovative video, the editing and the audio are all the work of an artist. And this is your "first attempt". Truly amazing. Perhaps the best indicator of how good an internet video is can be appreciated by reading the comments. Your commentors love this video. And the comments are well thought out and fun to read. If you have class commentors like this, you know you have a class video. This means that you will have a devoted following of viewers. Cannot thank you enough.
Some of the most beautiful scenery you will see is from the window of a train. Sorry to say that a lot of the back water towns you went through are very depressed. But from the looks of them though, they used to thrive in their heyday. Nice large station stop platforms, silo loading, etc.. Thx 4 the ride...
I used to live at Cannon AFB there outside of Clovis, (the 2 high speed lines) ran right beside the base. As a railfan I would chase those trains from Ft. Sumner to Texico and sometimes as far as Friona and Hereford.... Awesome! Thank you for sharing this one!
Totally enjoyed the ride. In a slightly different universe, I would be a trainman on the AT&SF/BNSF. I applied for work at San Bernardino in July, 1978 when I was 18 years old. They had an immediate opening for an electrician at the shops, which were quite extensive at that time. Had things in my workplace back in Somerville, MA been just a LITTLE bit different, I would have been an apprentice electrician. The railroad did not require a license but I had, for my age, pretty extensive knowledge of locomotive wiring systems (it was my hobby) and feel confident that I could have scored. It didn't happen. I ended up working for Cambridge (MA) Electric Light Co. as a power plant operator and kept the railroad as a hobby. In retrospect, things worked out about as well as they could have. Still, here 45 years on (I've been at CELCo for 43 years), it's interesting to see what may have been. Rail on!
The Belen cut off was built in 1910 to avoid Raton pass. They used mule and horse drawn equipment to build the grades and dig the cuts. For the drought going on right now, it was good to see water in Abo canyon. Thanks for not using some hokey railroad song! Very professional editing and production.
Thanks for the trip. I grew up in Belen back when it was only Santa Fe. Rode the passenger train from there to Texas and back once or twice back in the 60s. My retirement job is working on the ATSF 2926 locomotive here in Albuquerque. Come and see us sometime.
It was a great ride. Most enjoyable. I would guess most Americans have no clue about the stunning scenery and vastness of our country. "Of thee I sing."
I've been to pretty much every state in US in a semi, this country is amazing in places. Seeing some of it from a freight locomotive is really special. Thanks for sharing. Just love the sounds of trains!
Great job for a 1st time. Sure looked professional to me. That was fun. First time crossing that part of the country was in 1962 as a 12 year old when my dad got transferred to a job in Palo Alto, California from my hometown in Hamburg, New York. We went almost straight south to cross the country in better winter weather. First snow was in Flagstaff, AZ. Was a great experience. This just shows how BIG the country truly is. You did an excellent job in all aspects of producing this trip. Gracias por tu video. RT sends, Colonia Centro Histórico, Puebla, México.
Your video was beautifully done. The background music was right on. I really enjoyed the scenery you are privileged to see often. Thank you for sharing..
More than enjoyable being a train fan. Loved the music as well. But I really enjoyed is catching a glimp of a building or train station or a water tower where I cold track you area you were passing through on Google earth!. I really enjoyed the journey! Thank you for sharing!
Very nice video. Also really enjoyed the music track! I grew up in Amarillo and my grandparents lived in Clovis. Can't tell you how many times I've made that portion of the trip in my 70 years. My first cab ride through Abo Canyon was in 1984. It was single track then and a lot of the old rock crusher at Sais was still there. I've walked the canyon several times as well. Despite the monumental track changes one still can appreciate the beautiful New Mexico scenery. Once upon a time, the Ancient Cities Cafe in Mountainair served up some of the best green chilie there ever was. However you did miss the Pecos River bridge west of Ft. Sumner. It was the last stretch of single track on the BNSF Transcon. Now double tracked I believe. Haven't been out there in years. All in all, very nice job and it brought back a lot of memories!
I really appreciate you posting this video. I ran this line for 16 years out of Clovis and miss it!!! Thanks so much for this video, friend. And some spectacular shots and camera work! Super well done!!
Thank you from Ohio. I have been to Belen several times for no other reason than to film trains there. Long before there were railcam cameras, I would climb (with permission) onto the roof of the Harvey House and film from that overlook. Have also hiked into Abo Canyon and filmed there. Last time was when they were doubletracking, and watched them build the new bridges. Stood on the Blue Cut and caught great trains climbing out of the canyon. This too was with permission of my close friends at the BNSF police. (I am retired Summit County Sheriff's Office, Ohio.) Looked at buying a home near Mountainair, along Route 60 (and Estancia) and would still like to move there. Look forward to more of your videos as they remind me how much fun I had.
What a great way to see the rails of the country.always wanted to see the inside of a cab of a locomotive. Nice to see the other side of a railroad crossing.great job thanks again.
Really enjoyed your ride back home on the locomotive showing out on the track and the country side since I'm in the Eastern States of Norfolk Southern & CSX it's good to see the new countryside I appreciate you doing that on the train own your way back looking forward to more Rails N Tails for 2023..
Awesome video good soundtrack not the same old BS. I was a brakeman for 25 yrs in the pacific northwest for BNSF .Got to see a lot of senery like this ! keep this up you have a good style ! BIKERB
I was an engineer for CN out of Chicago. We use to deadhead on Freight every once in awhile, but usually Amtrak. Problem was, they'd put us to work at our home terminal for whatever time we were good for when we got there. And with Amtrak, that could be nine hours. Always pissed me off. We'd just spent 24 hours in the hotel, only to be used for busy work at the yard. I know, it's part of the job, but damn...
Thanks for the video. That territory looks familiar to me as I dispatched both the DS18 Raton (aka Belen Terminal Dispatcher) desk and DS7 Clovis West desk. The last five years of my 40 year railroad career was on the DS18 desk on 3rd trick. Prior to that I worked 2nd trick on DS7 during the building of the second main track through Abo Canyon. That job was not fun as you had trains backed up waiting at either end all the time. Now everyone just flies through the canyon. I retired in June 2017. Sometimes I watch the Belen feed on the Virtual Railfan camera at the Harvey House Museum. Brings back old memories.
love this, thank you for sharing! i got my drone into Abo, see the old single track as well as the new cut for the double track. The Clovis sub is a fun one! Maybe we'll cross paths out there someday. have a good time!
This was a great video! Thank you so much for being willing to video on your trip home. I grew up in Belen, and yeah, legally, a train is the only way to get really good videos/pics of Abo Canyon. I'd love to see more of your deadhead trips wherever they may take you. In the meantime, take care and be safe out there!
Being a lifelong railroad fan i can now say I understand what it is like to ride with a train engineer! - just noticed the journey/line identifier! what a great touch - and this is your first effort!! Nice work!
What a very nice thing to do by recording this trip and posting it for all of us. Thank You for your efforts. I never made the trip over the Abo Canyon route and you are correct many places you can't get to by highway. Looking forward to a westbound view someday.
Cool video! I worked for KVVI back in 1980-81 as a stringer in Clayton NM(KAOL-AM. Been back in NJ since 82. Still have fond memories of my time in New Mexico. 😊
Nice vid... Been all over this region in trucks (mostly permitted loads on "lowboy's" and hauling wind blades and other components), along just about all of this division at one time or another. Neat to see the old Santa Fe sign (even if from the backside) in Clovis... Love the station architecture there, as well. Only wish I had time to come down to shoot rail photography in the region (hard to do in a big truck lol) before some of the old Santa Fe heritage disappears for good. Even shooting around Amarillo would suffice for me, since it often seemed my home away from home. At least I still get to see the occasional stenciled Santa Fe unit up here in North Dakota or eastern Montana.
Outstanding effort RT&T, I do know what it's like. Retired hog from Toronto, thought I was going to hear warp 7&8 turbo whine. Your sound track was exceptionally well done. Right on Bro, hope to see more. You made me feel warm inside, again thank you so much
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I live in Hereford, but have been in a nursing home with a torn ACL since April 2022. I really miss watching the trains at the corner of Lawton and HWY 60. But your video has cheered me up so much! This is the coolest video, and I'm glad somebody finally took serious notice of the BNSF Transcon between Belen and Amarillo. So much train action and truly beautiful scenery. Thanks again.
Thank you all for your feedback and support at my first attempt of filming and editing a cinematic style video. I really want to do a lot more of these for you all! I have added chapters in the description for the entire trip! Let me know if you see something you want added in the chapters!
Please also post the raw footage for us who are not siskl and ebert and just want the trains actual audio. But good job on the editing for the other folks I guess lol
@@slowb4lls1 ooooo ya know that's not a bad idea, can do a cine style then just an unedited raw
I owe you a beer, you gave me a great idea
Great ride, thank you very much 😊 👍
The amazing music makes it even better. Especially the hill climb is mighty. Well done !
Knowing you could have spent your deadhead kicking back and relaxing, it is greatly appreciated your taking us along with you. Thank You for the ride and a great video.😊
The spirit of this video reminds me somehow of an engineer I worked with periodically who when he came on duty, no matter the time of day or night or how much rest he had, always said " it's a great day for a train ride".
I'm a former BNSF conductor. Now retired, thank the Lord! Railroading is fascinating to many, but BNSF is a miserable company to work for. I did enjoy my job however as much as the crap I had to deal with many many years. This was an outstanding filmed video. Loved it! Bet you love all the double track CTC you are blessed with too.
Most every company is miserable to work for today. I have a friend who's retiring from Sandia National Laboratory because he can't take the PC BS he has to endure to work there. He likes the work, but can't stand the atmosphere anymore. I worked for the largest engineering company in the United States. Was a great place when I started, was a PITA when I retired in 2014.
I’ll be totally honest, I love running abs/twc and dt more than ctc
Lived in Amarillo from late 1979 until 1984 and then would go back to visit in-laws up through 1994 or so. I knew the Santa Fe (at that time) tracks well from Amarillo to Clovis and also Amarillo out to Canadian. Spent many a railfan afternoon sitting under the S. Washington St bridge. Thanks for the ride!!
I've always thought one of the most awesome prizes you could ever win for anything would be deadhead privileges on all railroads in the US. Free trip just about anywhere in the country.
Very nice job on the soundtrack. I enjoyed it all.
Thank you very much!
33:53 So that's what the Double Cross Ranch looks like. Terry Funk was one of my favorites growing up. Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely awesome. The music, the innovative video, the editing and the audio are all the work of an artist. And this is your "first attempt". Truly amazing. Perhaps the best indicator of how good an internet video is can be appreciated by reading the comments. Your commentors love this video. And the comments are well thought out and fun to read. If you have class commentors like this, you know you have a class video. This means that you will have a devoted following of viewers. Cannot thank you enough.
Wow, thank you!
Thanks for taking us along on the tour. Beautiful country and beautiful music to match the scenery. Looking forward to your next adventure.
Some of the most beautiful scenery you will see is from the window of a train. Sorry to say that a lot of the back water towns you went through are very depressed. But from the looks of them though, they used to thrive in their heyday. Nice large station stop platforms, silo loading, etc.. Thx 4 the ride...
I used to live at Cannon AFB there outside of Clovis, (the 2 high speed lines) ran right beside the base. As a railfan I would chase those trains from Ft. Sumner to Texico and sometimes as far as Friona and Hereford.... Awesome! Thank you for sharing this one!
I work for an East Coast Class1 and have driven I-40 to see family in Arizona, and have seen some of that BNSF mainline.
Totally enjoyed the ride. In a slightly different universe, I would be a trainman on the AT&SF/BNSF. I applied for work at San Bernardino in July, 1978 when I was 18 years old. They had an immediate opening for an electrician at the shops, which were quite extensive at that time. Had things in my workplace back in Somerville, MA been just a LITTLE bit different, I would have been an apprentice electrician. The railroad did not require a license but I had, for my age, pretty extensive knowledge of locomotive wiring systems (it was my hobby) and feel confident that I could have scored. It didn't happen. I ended up working for Cambridge (MA) Electric Light Co. as a power plant operator and kept the railroad as a hobby. In retrospect, things worked out about as well as they could have. Still, here 45 years on (I've been at CELCo for 43 years), it's interesting to see what may have been. Rail on!
It's still the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe to me😊
Route of the warbonnet's
Fascinating scenery. A rewarding way to spend 37 minutes. Thoroughly enjoyable and well produced.
Many thanks!
The Belen cut off was built in 1910 to avoid Raton pass. They used mule and horse drawn equipment to build the grades and dig the cuts. For the drought going on right now, it was good to see water in Abo canyon. Thanks for not using some hokey railroad song! Very professional editing and production.
Thanks for the trip. I grew up in Belen back when it was only Santa Fe. Rode the passenger train from there to Texas and back once or twice back in the 60s. My retirement job is working on the ATSF 2926 locomotive here in Albuquerque. Come and see us sometime.
Great footage, and a great soundtrack. Thanks for sharing your ride with us.
How cool! Thanks for the great video and commentary on your ride through the mountain pass.
Thanks for sharing the ride, hope you are able to take us along soon on another adventure! Stay safe and have a blessed day!
It was a great ride. Most enjoyable. I would guess most Americans have no clue about the stunning scenery and vastness of our country. "Of thee I sing."
Thoroughly enjoyable.
I've been to pretty much every state in US in a semi, this country is amazing in places. Seeing some of it from a freight locomotive is really special. Thanks for sharing. Just love the sounds of trains!
Great beautiful music, so in concert with the landscape. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful and well done video. Thank you for sharing
Wow, That was excellent. Thanks for sharing a little bit of your world.
Thank you so much.! Please keep it up without getting your behind chewed by the man. Gorgeous!
70 mpg …. No siding’s…. Hell yes !!!…. Let move some freight…. He we go !
Great job for a 1st time. Sure looked professional to me. That was fun. First time crossing that part of the country was in 1962 as a 12 year old when my dad got transferred to a job in Palo Alto, California from my hometown in Hamburg, New York. We went almost straight south to cross the country in better winter weather. First snow was in Flagstaff, AZ. Was a great experience. This just shows how BIG the country truly is. You did an excellent job in all aspects of producing this trip. Gracias por tu video. RT sends, Colonia Centro Histórico, Puebla, México.
Your video was beautifully done. The background music was right on. I really enjoyed the scenery you are privileged to see often. Thank you for sharing..
Excellent video. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Very picturesque scenery and thank you for your showing the views are like.
Great job, thanks. I love seeing other parts of our Country.
More to come!
Enjoyed the cab ride and amazing scenery thank you for sharing it👍
Enjoyed every minute of this ride. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for the video! I always enjoy watching the trains pass by! You gave me an inside view! Thanks! It was cool! 👍🏽
Many thanks for a different sight and sound. God bless your every mile. 😇 Have a steak (medium) at the Big Texan for me.
Great ride . Loved the music you had with it. Thanks for sharing.
36:01 I like how you caught your own signal drop as your lead locomotive passes under the signal bridge!! 🚦
That was a great ride along . Thanks for sharing the experience. This is really the only way for most of us to experience a freight train ride!!
Love that you took us along for the ride - Thank You!!
More to come!
More than enjoyable being a train fan. Loved the music as well. But I really enjoyed is catching a glimp of a building or train station or a water tower where I cold track you area you were passing through on Google earth!. I really enjoyed the journey! Thank you for sharing!
Great video. Thanks for making and sharing...
You bet
Thanks for sharing!
Very nice video. Also really enjoyed the music track!
I grew up in Amarillo and my grandparents lived in Clovis. Can't tell you how many times I've made that portion of the trip in my 70 years. My first cab ride through Abo Canyon was in 1984. It was single track then and a lot of the old rock crusher at Sais was still there. I've walked the canyon several times as well. Despite the monumental track changes one still can appreciate the beautiful New Mexico scenery. Once upon a time, the Ancient Cities Cafe in Mountainair served up some of the best green chilie there ever was. However you did miss the Pecos River bridge west of Ft. Sumner. It was the last stretch of single track on the BNSF Transcon. Now double tracked I believe. Haven't been out there in years.
All in all, very nice job and it brought back a lot of memories!
believe it or not my battery died right as we were coming over the hill =( I barely got the depot
Incredible video. Will watch many times. Thank you so much. Enjoyed the music also.
Great job! Thanks for sharing. 👌
I really appreciate you posting this video. I ran this line for 16 years out of Clovis and miss it!!! Thanks so much for this video, friend. And some spectacular shots and camera work! Super well done!!
Outstanding. Love your view from the office. Thank you. 😊
Thank you kindly
Very cool, thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the wonderful ride. Will enjoy this many times.
Awesome video ! Thanks for sharing ! 👍🤩😁
Great video. Really enjoyed the view. It was a great diversion from my hospital room.
Thank you for putting this up.
Wow. As a railfan that chases trains out of Belen, this was so cool to see things from the other window. Thank you for making and posting this.
Thank you from Ohio. I have been to Belen several times for no other reason than to film trains there. Long before there were railcam cameras, I would climb (with permission) onto the roof of the Harvey House and film from that overlook. Have also hiked into Abo Canyon and filmed there. Last time was when they were doubletracking, and watched them build the new bridges. Stood on the Blue Cut and caught great trains climbing out of the canyon. This too was with permission of my close friends at the BNSF police. (I am retired Summit County Sheriff's Office, Ohio.) Looked at buying a home near Mountainair, along Route 60 (and Estancia) and would still like to move there. Look forward to more of your videos as they remind me how much fun I had.
Amazing video! Great train ride and awesome places! Good work! MEGA THUMBS UP
All the best from Dublin
Andrew
Thanks for the great ride, through areas I have never been through before. Thanks
nice vid jon... super nice scenery
That’s cool share new here just amazing ride along thanks for sharing our dreams great video all the way 👍🏻🚂🔔😎
What a great way to see the rails of the country.always wanted to see the inside of a cab of a locomotive. Nice to see the other side of a railroad crossing.great job thanks again.
Really enjoyed your ride back home on the locomotive showing out on the track and the country side since I'm in the Eastern States of Norfolk Southern & CSX it's good to see the new countryside I appreciate you doing that on the train own your way back looking forward to more Rails N Tails for 2023..
Thanks 👍
Excellent job, really impressive results!!!
I love The BNSF Southern Transcon scenery!! Great video
Awesome video good soundtrack not the same old BS. I was a brakeman for 25 yrs in the pacific northwest for BNSF .Got to see a lot of senery like this ! keep this up you have a good style ! BIKERB
Thanks for the video. Looks pretty scenic. I have not been on this part from Wellington to Belen. Perhaps someday I’ll come check it out.
I was an engineer for CN out of Chicago. We use to deadhead on Freight every once in awhile, but usually Amtrak. Problem was, they'd put us to work at our home terminal for whatever time we were good for when we got there. And with Amtrak, that could be nine hours. Always pissed me off. We'd just spent 24 hours in the hotel, only to be used for busy work at the yard. I know, it's part of the job, but damn...
Very nice trip. Thanks for the look !!!!!
Thank you too!
Thanks for the video. That territory looks familiar to me as I dispatched both the DS18 Raton (aka Belen Terminal Dispatcher) desk and DS7 Clovis West desk. The last five years of my 40 year railroad career was on the DS18 desk on 3rd trick. Prior to that I worked 2nd trick on DS7 during the building of the second main track through Abo Canyon. That job was not fun as you had trains backed up waiting at either end all the time. Now everyone just flies through the canyon. I retired in June 2017. Sometimes I watch the Belen feed on the Virtual Railfan camera at the Harvey House Museum. Brings back old memories.
love this, thank you for sharing! i got my drone into Abo, see the old single track as well as the new cut for the double track. The Clovis sub is a fun one! Maybe we'll cross paths out there someday. have a good time!
Great photography! Thank you...
This is fantastic 👏 thank you I love to see more
This was a great video! Thank you so much for being willing to video on your trip home. I grew up in Belen, and yeah, legally, a train is the only way to get really good videos/pics of Abo Canyon. I'd love to see more of your deadhead trips wherever they may take you. In the meantime, take care and be safe out there!
That was really cool!! Thanks for sharing!
Great Video, thanks for sharing !
Our pleasure!
thank you that was amazing
Being a lifelong railroad fan i can now say I understand what it is like to ride with a train engineer! - just noticed the journey/line identifier! what a great touch - and this is your first effort!! Nice work!
Beautiful scenery
OUTSTANDING RIDE EXPERIENCE! Thank You for bringing us along on your journey home. Awesome Video👍🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏! WELL DONE VIDEO. Very Professional.
Nice video, enjoyed seeing the POV from the cab!
What a very nice thing to do by recording this trip and posting it for all of us. Thank You for your efforts. I never made the trip over the Abo Canyon route and you are correct many places you can't get to by highway. Looking forward to a westbound view someday.
Cool video! I worked for KVVI back in 1980-81 as a stringer in Clayton NM(KAOL-AM.
Been back in NJ since 82. Still have fond memories of my time in New Mexico. 😊
Thank you Railroad Man. A great video.
Huge rail fan. Thanks for the great video. Brings back memories of my rides with crews in my home town. Mainly CSX, CN and CP crews.
Thanks for the ride along. Not sure if it could ever happen but riding in one of these locos would be on my bucket list.
Makes the Northern Lines jealous-more than - 1 hpt and 60 mph. thanks for the ride.
Thank you enjoyed the trip
Outstanding video!
Nice vid... Been all over this region in trucks (mostly permitted loads on "lowboy's" and hauling wind blades and other components), along just about all of this division at one time or another. Neat to see the old Santa Fe sign (even if from the backside) in Clovis... Love the station architecture there, as well. Only wish I had time to come down to shoot rail photography in the region (hard to do in a big truck lol) before some of the old Santa Fe heritage disappears for good. Even shooting around Amarillo would suffice for me, since it often seemed my home away from home. At least I still get to see the occasional stenciled Santa Fe unit up here in North Dakota or eastern Montana.
Outstanding effort RT&T, I do know what it's like. Retired hog from Toronto, thought I was going to hear warp 7&8 turbo whine. Your sound track was exceptionally well done. Right on Bro, hope to see more. You made me feel warm inside, again thank you so much
Very nice! Thank you for sharing. Glad I didn't have to smell the feedlots.!
Great video absolutely amazing
Thanks for the ride!!
Beautiful country... Great video! Keep up the great work!
Thank you! Will do!
You did a great job. I actually watched in full. I enjoyed really. 👍👏🙏
Fantastic trip 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Robin
Thank you. The best railroad video I have seen inspiring. The trains never stop running. The music the scenery the shots in the cab. Happy New Year.
Thank you!
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I live in Hereford, but have been in a nursing home with a torn ACL since April 2022. I really miss watching the trains at the corner of Lawton and HWY 60. But your video has cheered me up so much! This is the coolest video, and I'm glad somebody finally took serious notice of the BNSF Transcon between Belen and Amarillo. So much train action and truly beautiful scenery. Thanks again.
You are so welcome!