Very cool you caught them, too! I'm always worried the trains I wanna catch make it here in daylight, because these trains often tie down in Greenville, but it worked perfectly this time.
This is clearly a different railfanning experience, although I have done this before (there is already a playlist on this channel dedicated to railfanning in Germany).
I just happened to go out to Folkston yesterday because this weekend was their annual Winterwatch. I had a great time. Wasn’t really a busy day although only got maybe 10-15 trains
1:11 i think this is the engine that caught this rail fan off guard in St Louis! it was sandwiched behind the 2nd engine! did not even notice the sante fe engine until too late! and St louis is the place to go for anything Sante related. from blue and yellow warbonnets giving it all they got pulling a stack train. to green and yellowish BN engines. then theres your BN green engines. that are hidden in the rail yard in downtown St Louis
I have a video from back in 2013 somewhere in storage of a train running on this same line back in 2013...I used to work at the mill across from the highway, that the bridge that crosses over this line goes to. Not sure of the number on the train but it was outrunning me in my car when I filmed it and led by NS 1115 (SD70ACe) and NS 7695 (ES40DC) trailing.
Lol, I can imagine. This line has 60 mph track speed in some sections and the speed limits on the parallel road are less. I rarely manage to chase a train on this line - or one has to travel long distances and use the interstate.
I failed to mention I also worked for City of Cornelia too after that Mill Job. Caught a ton of trains on that main line right thru the middle of the city. I used to get nervous when I would mow grass on the small slope across from the Depot when trains would come thru at track speed, and working in or around the trestle just down from the Depot. I don't know if it was just bad luck or what but I always wanted to see one of the special painted units or the Heritage units and never once saw one in the year that I worked for that city. By the way....great videos, I enjoy watching them especially when they jog my memory from that area.
@@mbmars01 Railroads be trolololing the railfans / foamers with HUs is my best guess lol. They probably laugh at how many railfans really foam out of over this stuff lol. 🤣 But it also makes modern railfanning somewhat interesting, otherwise it would be boring. I honestly like the short lines and class 2 stuff because you can still see some "vintage" locomotives in service. I assume with ever increasing ludicrous emission standards a lot that will be replaced in the not too distant future. But who knows we might be a smoldering crater soon, as the Globalist American Empire and Western Europe / NATO seems to be trying to provoke WW3 / a nuke war with Russia and China over the Ukraine and Taiwan (as if given the multitude of problems wthin the US I should give a sh!t about Ukraine and Taiwan).
NS Dash 9's Featured In This Video And There Current Whereabouts NS GE Dash 9-44CW 9397 Is Active (Btw 9397 Is One Of Only 2 9300's Still Active The Other Is 9396) NS GE Dash 9-44CW 9878 Is Active
To keep the crew from getting put on the street for a month and getting a start major I’d block out the date and maybe the train symbol if you could for the no head lights
@@mbmars01 To me, there is such thing because I grew up on the AT&SF (El Paso Sub. specifically) and saw what real Santa Fe Warbonnets were. Yes, I know about the BNSF inheritance at the merger, but there still is something about authentic Santa Fe Warbonnets versus the BNSF 'bonnets.
How do you know it's a lions mane and not a Palomino's mane Norfolk Southern has horse logos every where, there was yellow and blue and red and black, kind of like the for horses of the four horsemen.
![[7v][4k] Norfolk Southern Trains in Northwest Georgia, Mableton - Braswell, GA 01/09/2021](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3B_Lb3LXZKI/mqdefault.jpg)
Nice catches man! I caught all of those same trains on the Greenville Dist. as well on that day, except I'm in SC.
Very cool you caught them, too! I'm always worried the trains I wanna catch make it here in daylight, because these trains often tie down in Greenville, but it worked perfectly this time.
Nice catch of the SD70ACC leading. Excellent video.
Thank you.
Nice catch on the Lions Mane engine . Cool paint scheme . Good video overall .
Lots of action and variety . Just the way we like them . WELL DONE .
Thanks!
Excellent catches, especially the Lion's Mane... I Hardly ever see those.
... and this one was not even the reason I ventured out for, but it was nice to catch it, too!
What A Great Day To Start Of To Out To Folkston
Lol, yeah that was a bit crazy to railfan in South and North Georgia within 24 hours or so.
I'm really surprised they haven't freshened and reproduced the warbonnet scheme on a new heritage unit. That would look fantastic in fresh paint.
I have thought the same. It would be cool.
That's a first for me - seeing a Lion's Mane :) Very cool!
It was really great that these two units lead these successive trains. I actually went out for the Warbonnet, but #1800 was obviously a nice bonus.
great great shots as always, no more to add!! five star as usual , take care!!
Thanks very much, John!
Sweet catches!! So really cool lashups and consists
Thanks! True, those were cool lashups indeed.
The Lion's mane. That's a new one! Up north, we call it the "butter bonnet".
Lol, makes sense, too.
@@mbmars01 lol, yep!
Thank you, again!
You're welcome!
Great video as always.
Thanks very much!
Great job as always MB! Warbonnet was/is the best looking locomotive paint scheme ever. I agree with the others who said we need BNSF heritage units.
Thank, Rick! Yep, it's pretty.
Nice mixed consist, love to see the Warbonnet leading, great video!!!
Thanks very much!
Great catches, especially the Lions Mane!
Yep, I was glad it came this way on that day.
I can't wait for the German rail fanning video!!!
This is clearly a different railfanning experience, although I have done this before (there is already a playlist on this channel dedicated to railfanning in Germany).
Nice! I got 265 and 153 just down the road from ya in Lula.
Nice. I contemplated catching them in Lula, but then decided to go to Alto.
Awesome video!
Thanks!
@@mbmars01 you are welcome!
I just happened to go out to Folkston yesterday because this weekend was their annual Winterwatch. I had a great time. Wasn’t really a busy day although only got maybe 10-15 trains
Nice! Well, I guess Saturdays may see less traffic. Not sure, though.
Intermodal moving alot now since the shipping port problem been particularly solved
I like train videos on RUclips 👍
Very nice!
Cool video, looking forward to your German video.
Thanks! Yea, that's gonna be great. I'm working on it. There will be a ton of trains in it :)
1:11 i think this is the engine that caught this rail fan off guard in St Louis! it was sandwiched behind the 2nd engine! did not even notice the sante fe engine until too late! and St louis is the place to go for anything Sante related. from blue and yellow warbonnets giving it all they got pulling a stack train. to green and yellowish BN engines. then theres your BN green engines. that are hidden in the rail yard in downtown St Louis
I still have to make a railfan trip to the midwest.
Weird, apperently NS didn't know BNSF locos had headlights? lol
Lol.
I have a video from back in 2013 somewhere in storage of a train running on this same line back in 2013...I used to work at the mill across from the highway, that the bridge that crosses over this line goes to. Not sure of the number on the train but it was outrunning me in my car when I filmed it and led by NS 1115 (SD70ACe) and NS 7695 (ES40DC) trailing.
Lol, I can imagine. This line has 60 mph track speed in some sections and the speed limits on the parallel road are less. I rarely manage to chase a train on this line - or one has to travel long distances and use the interstate.
I failed to mention I also worked for City of Cornelia too after that Mill Job. Caught a ton of trains on that main line right thru the middle of the city. I used to get nervous when I would mow grass on the small slope across from the Depot when trains would come thru at track speed, and working in or around the trestle just down from the Depot. I don't know if it was just bad luck or what but I always wanted to see one of the special painted units or the Heritage units and never once saw one in the year that I worked for that city. By the way....great videos, I enjoy watching them especially when they jog my memory from that area.
1:15 BNSF Fakebonnet 17,600 bonus points. BNSF foreign power bonus 8,800 bonus points.
3:58 NS Lion's Mane 17,200 bonus points.
4:45 Fallen flag CNW hopper 3,000 bonus points.
5:36 Fallen flag NW hopper 3,000 bonus points. 5:37 Fall flag Southern hopper 3,000 bonus points.
7:00 Signal aspect capture 3,000 bonus points.
120,100 total YT competitive railfanning points awarded.
This sounds like a good score for a short video :)
@@mbmars01 NS does equal more YT competitive railfanning points for the following reasons: Actually HUs. And not as power stingy as CSX lol.
Yeah, but nothing beats the original. Still find it weird to see modern power with fallen flag paint schemes.
@@mbmars01 Railroads be trolololing the railfans / foamers with HUs is my best guess lol. They probably laugh at how many railfans really foam out of over this stuff lol. 🤣 But it also makes modern railfanning somewhat interesting, otherwise it would be boring.
I honestly like the short lines and class 2 stuff because you can still see some "vintage" locomotives in service. I assume with ever increasing ludicrous emission standards a lot that will be replaced in the not too distant future. But who knows we might be a smoldering crater soon, as the Globalist American Empire and Western Europe / NATO seems to be trying to provoke WW3 / a nuke war with Russia and China over the Ukraine and Taiwan (as if given the multitude of problems wthin the US I should give a sh!t about Ukraine and Taiwan).
@@mbmars01 Have you seen the Storm Prediction Center forecast for this Friday - Saturday? Ruh roh!
NS Dash 9's Featured In This Video And There Current Whereabouts
NS GE Dash 9-44CW 9397 Is Active (Btw 9397 Is One Of Only 2 9300's Still Active The Other Is 9396)
NS GE Dash 9-44CW 9878 Is Active
Thanks for the update!
@@mbmars01 Now 9397 Is Stored For 2023 AC44C6M Rebuilding
9397 Has Become 4639
To keep the crew from getting put on the street for a month and getting a start major I’d block out the date and maybe the train symbol if you could for the no head lights
Note that this was almost 5 months ago. There shouldn't be a problem. Also, one sees the off headlights all the time, everywhere.
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Thanks!
Disneyland in anaheim, CA! will b The Ending! Point of The BNSF Santa Claus Express!
That's cool!
BNSF 712, unfortunately, is actually a "Fake Bonnet." The real Warbonnets have "Santa Fe" on the engine hood as well as the nose.
The description to the video should clarify things. There's no such thing like a "fakebonnet". This is a foamers' expression.
@@mbmars01 To me, there is such thing because I grew up on the AT&SF (El Paso Sub. specifically) and saw what real Santa Fe Warbonnets were. Yes, I know about the BNSF inheritance at the merger, but there still is something about authentic Santa Fe Warbonnets versus the BNSF 'bonnets.
Sure. I also favor the Santa Fe versions, but we have to be happy with what we can get here :)
How do you know it's a lions mane and not a Palomino's mane Norfolk Southern has horse logos every where, there was yellow and blue and red and black, kind of like the for horses of the four horsemen.
I'm not into horses; for me it's a lion's mane lol
The blue one is nick-named by railfan / foamers as the "Sonic-bonnet" lol.