WAY TOO CLOSE! ECLIPSE, BESSEMER & PALMETTO ENGINES, LIGHTNING, CRYO-TRANS WITH NAMES & MORE!

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  • Опубликовано: 2 фев 2025

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  • @donnaj9964
    @donnaj9964 9 месяцев назад +6

    He said it!! I think that's the first time I ever heard a conductor say "All aboard" in one of these Grab Bags! There were some really nice fallen flags in this one, the last LORAM footage in Fort Madison was surreal and amazing, the lightning in OKC was wonderful, and it was great to see the Rocky Mountaineer on Big 10--epic! But the eclipse stole the show. Thank you so much for including it--this one was unforgettable!

  • @danc3488
    @danc3488 9 месяцев назад +9

    It's really cool when train crews (and railfans) realize the cameras are there, like the Amtrak guy did at the end. Gotta love the railroads :)

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain 9 месяцев назад +1

    0:08 NS 34
    0:55 MRL 4317 trailing. 4317 was originally built for BHP Iron Ore's Western Australia operation!
    1:10 Tex-Mex Railway boxcar and an MT&W boxcar
    1:50 8-unit power move
    2:20 Beech Grove business car, Pacific Bend sleeper, Corridor Clipper amfleet inspection car, and American View viewliner inspection car on the rear of the Lake Shore Limited
    3:47 unusual Loram machine on a mixed freight, I believe it's a vacuum
    4:07 BNSF 3-car inspection train
    5:45 ex-KCS exx-BNSF dash 9
    5:58 RF&P hopper
    6:31 Virginia Central boxcar
    7:20 CSX 1976
    7:36 this person walks towards the end of the stopped train to cross there, unaware a Cascades train is approaching on the other track. Said Cascades train has a P42 on the rear
    8:58 CSX 8-car OCS pulled by three F40PHs
    9:29 This transfer caboose is just a flatbed with a box on it!
    9:48 solar eclipse in Russelville, Arkansas
    10:44 solar eclispe in Fairpoint, New York. It gets much darker here
    11:39 Wells Fargo SD70MAC as DPU
    11:54 Loram Grinder in action at night
    13:20 wow, a Bessemer & Lake Erie unit!
    13:53 CP 8757 leading
    14:29 Palmetto GP9, might be a Paducah rebuild
    14:40 first time I've seen a real train need two sets of mid-train DPUs! 1 lead unit, a set of three mid-train DPUs, another single mid-train DPU, and no rear DPU
    15:17 ALC42s 306 and 330 on the Coast Starlight along with the brown FRA inspection car
    15:56 first Rocky Mountaineer of the season! Although it's an empty test train using HZRX blue units in addition to the Rocky Mountaineer's own locos
    17:15 BNSF, mRL, and UP triple-header. I can't see the number on the MRL unit to see if it's one of the ex-Australian units
    17:26 CP 8876
    17:58 steam, diesel, and electric locos all in one shot and all active!

  • @paulshinal6761
    @paulshinal6761 9 месяцев назад

    Great one here for sure! An Amtrak conductor actually calls, "All Aboard!" ...& the Great Solar Eclipse! Fairport NY was covered seconds before I watched it from my home in Seneca Falls! AWESOME!!! Thank you for capturing it here.

  • @ren-uz2mz
    @ren-uz2mz 9 месяцев назад +8

    Puzzle Fodder! Rail grinder on the bridge at Fort Madison at night was awesome! Fairport was really the best of ALL (not kidding) the eclipse grabs I've seen, that was very impressive, TY for that one...

  • @chriscarlson7915
    @chriscarlson7915 9 месяцев назад +4

    Another awesome grab bag! Keep up the great work VR!

  • @jackulmen5791
    @jackulmen5791 9 месяцев назад +18

    9:45 What a crowd for the eclipse!

  • @the-terrible63
    @the-terrible63 9 месяцев назад +13

    Wow! Excellent catching all the trains in multiple locations, especially the solar eclipse, Heritage Units, and so much more, I like them, @Virtual Railfan, thank you very much.

  • @richardbause2453
    @richardbause2453 9 месяцев назад +7

    Thank you VR for the continuing of the Cryro Car names. FYI there is a Sterling, New York.
    At least the DARWIN didn't try to go over the train with his bike and decided to walk to the end of the train. Still, surprised, he gotten a lesson to always look before you leap 😮.

  • @ThePhilmaywalt
    @ThePhilmaywalt 9 месяцев назад +5

    Tremendous catches Bravissaimo!!!

  • @amywright2243
    @amywright2243 7 месяцев назад

    I'm way behind on my grab bags but I LOVED this one because the two named refrigerator cars had each of my grandparents' names, side by side. Odd but satisfying. 😂 Thanks for sharing these. Great way to wrap up eaxh evening.

  • @BRIANumber7-RCandModels
    @BRIANumber7-RCandModels 9 месяцев назад +4

    Nifty how you can see which way the moon is going with the shadow in the clouds at the Fairport NY cam 10:49

  • @6706Productions
    @6706Productions 9 месяцев назад +9

    7:45 One of the best examples on why to never cross the tracks on a double track (even tho in this case there were no gates where he was crossing) when the gates are down even though one of the trains are stopped. Also why to not trespass on railroad property. Not tryna be a nerd but.

  • @revharrycwigmoreiii5787
    @revharrycwigmoreiii5787 9 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for a great video. Virtual Railfan.

  • @rael5469
    @rael5469 9 месяцев назад +2

    2:23 Beech Grove near Indianapolis, IN. One of their overhaul shops.

  • @recklessbehaviour01
    @recklessbehaviour01 9 месяцев назад +1

    Nice…. I was catching up on the trains of the day from Revelstoke after I woke up at 2:00pm and sent in a request for the triple DPU. Kind of funny because you already had it out on the Grab Bag, I just hadn’t got to it yet.

  • @DempsterWelling0
    @DempsterWelling0 9 месяцев назад

    so cool

  • @randydobson1863
    @randydobson1863 9 месяцев назад +3

    hello Virtual Railfan & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thanks Virtual Railfan & Friends Randy

  • @ChainsawNW1218
    @ChainsawNW1218 9 месяцев назад +7

    Close call for Darwin, nice video and footage of Loram rail grinder,wide loads/bulldozers in Chattanooga,nice CP and KCS,DPU action, 🌩 !🛤🚂

  • @Cpr1234
    @Cpr1234 9 месяцев назад +20

    I saw the total solar eclipse on all 8 cams that were in the path including Russellville and Fairport. I got to be honest, the pink sky in Fairport as the end of the moon's shadow approached was absolutely incredible, very fitting that it was the last cam to see it all.

    • @paulaschlager
      @paulaschlager 9 месяцев назад +2

      I so agree! We live in western NY and it got completely dark like that! Seen 2 sunrises and a sunset in one day, best thing ever!!

    • @tannermallonee7371
      @tannermallonee7371 9 месяцев назад +1

      I did not get full totality of the eclipse here in southeastern kansas. I did however see the one in 2017 up in Nebraska.

  • @gp3829
    @gp3829 9 месяцев назад +1

    Great catches, thanks VRF. My Athearn B/Box 'Marinette Tomahawk & Western RC Boxcar lives on at Waycross. Executive SD70MAC 9745 at Burlington. Strasburg RR SW8 No.8618 and 475 looked nice together with an Electric speeding by. Named Amtrak coaches at Elkhart and I liked also, the view along the curve @3:00

    • @bowlinerailfan
      @bowlinerailfan 9 месяцев назад +1

      I live along the CSX bowline that runs through Waycross and those boxcars are semi regular sights along my part of the line. It seems like there's one on a train every now and then.

    • @gp3829
      @gp3829 9 месяцев назад

      Hi, I'm in the UK and looked-up Waycross Diamond on 'Maps'. It is a fairly impressive Jct. and Yard. It is good to learn that the Boxcars remain in use. I noted that the r/p was AGR (no X) and discovered the Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway (Class II railroad) owned by Genesee & Wyoming. I browsed CSX Bowline and came up with 'The Waycross-Montgomery Line, which has a good write-up in Wiki too. Thank you for your reply.@@bowlinerailfan

    • @gp3829
      @gp3829 9 месяцев назад

      Hi, thanks for your reply. I checked-out the CSX Bowline on Wiki & Waycross on Maps. I am in the UK and it was good to learn about, thank you.@@bowlinerailfan

  • @GodsloveJesushugs
    @GodsloveJesushugs 9 месяцев назад +10

    Oh wow excellent banner dude.
    That was awesome!

  • @2fathomsdeeper
    @2fathomsdeeper 9 месяцев назад

    Did a drive by at Ft. Madison on the way home from the eclipse. It's right along Business 61. Just didn't have time to stop and wave!

  • @joãoAlberto-k9x
    @joãoAlberto-k9x 9 месяцев назад

    This channel has economic class and executive class. As the m/v Titanic.

  • @vesubioromo9425
    @vesubioromo9425 9 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks for the eclipse video.
    That guy wasn't a Darwin. A Darwin would've tried to beat that train by hopping across wet rails. That guy was just a regular Joe - he looked, he saw it coming, he backed off, and he let it pass. Joe.

  • @GregKenyon-v6i
    @GregKenyon-v6i 9 месяцев назад +7

    Very nice videos like them all really like the maintenance crew I think grinding the track

  • @jamesdenny4734
    @jamesdenny4734 9 месяцев назад

    Missed him by that much! 😮

  • @johnmorriss5308
    @johnmorriss5308 9 месяцев назад +6

    Can we have a close up of that cherry (?) tree at Cascadia Inn, before the blossoms fall?

  • @deweygill1973
    @deweygill1973 9 месяцев назад +3

    Tomahawk, Marinette and Western is pretty far from northern Wisconsin. I live in the state and I can honestly say I’ve never seen one of their cars outside of the few miles of paper mill track they normally operate on. The name was shortened to just Tomahawk after they were sold around 2000. Long history back to late 1800’s.
    Nice touch using black and white on the steam loco at the end of the video.

    • @donnaj9964
      @donnaj9964 9 месяцев назад +1

      That was cool--I never saw a steam engine I didn't love.

  • @jackulmen5791
    @jackulmen5791 9 месяцев назад +6

    10:50 Gone completely dark!

  • @gregginter5867
    @gregginter5867 7 месяцев назад

    Chicago Metra had some excellent Milwaukee Rd n C&NW heritage units pulling Metra customers!

  • @Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan
    @Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan 9 месяцев назад +5

    *Awesome Catches*

  • @jnathanj883
    @jnathanj883 9 месяцев назад +1

    at about @2:20, what's the assortment of Amtrak stock rolling through Elkhart IN ?

  • @thebnsftracker1317
    @thebnsftracker1317 9 месяцев назад +8

    The total eclipse was caught on 6 cams (EDIT: I saw it on all 6); I'm surprised he didn't show all of them.
    EDIT: It was still cool regardless.

    • @SethMethCS
      @SethMethCS 9 месяцев назад

      I screencapped the totality moments and plan to share soon (on a platform without copyright takedowns).

    • @thebnsftracker1317
      @thebnsftracker1317 9 месяцев назад

      @@SethMethCS Cool!

  • @Robertmitchell2121
    @Robertmitchell2121 9 месяцев назад +4

    Amazing!

  • @Zebrails
    @Zebrails 9 месяцев назад +1

    18:02 Steam Diesel Electric

  • @dumayu534
    @dumayu534 9 месяцев назад

    I was not expecting to see a Marinette, Tomahawk & Western boxcar in this grab bag.

  • @jmream2618
    @jmream2618 9 месяцев назад +2

    @4:11 BNSF need a dedicated passenger locomotive they could buy Amtraks old P42s for they’re OCS train

    • @J3scribe
      @J3scribe 9 месяцев назад +1

      They had passenger locomotives but they donated them to museums.

  • @johnpotts2451
    @johnpotts2451 9 месяцев назад +2

    You would think after a close call like that you would look both ways before attempting to cross again. nope.

  • @sandiegotrafficlightstrain354
    @sandiegotrafficlightstrain354 9 месяцев назад +1

    It happens at 7:35 everyone.

  • @johnlynch5221
    @johnlynch5221 9 месяцев назад +1

    The person with the bike almost got his Darwin Award. But a dirty pair of pants instead.

  • @GeorgeJansen
    @GeorgeJansen 9 месяцев назад

    7:50. So when does it happen (because it's going to happen)? If you blur❤❤❤❤ it out, will RUclips let you show it?

  • @mcgirtdustin
    @mcgirtdustin 9 месяцев назад +2

    Look both ways before crossing the street.. same applies to rails ppl

  • @andrewzhang6802
    @andrewzhang6802 9 месяцев назад +2

    Idk do you not hear the horn or see the lights coming your way

  • @railyardfilms6491
    @railyardfilms6491 9 месяцев назад +5

    Numbskull that had bike trying to run out of Amtrak was dumb move almost

  • @solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226
    @solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226 9 месяцев назад +6

    At least that Darwin did stop once he saw the train

    • @danielwolf4303
      @danielwolf4303 9 месяцев назад +1

      That Darwin was luckier than the Darwin outside of Delia, KS this morning who attempted to cross between cars on a stopped train. It seems they failed to notice the train coming on the second track. Fortunately, they ended up in the hospital and not the funeral home.

    • @solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226
      @solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@danielwolf4303😒🙏👍

  • @srrrb5953
    @srrrb5953 9 месяцев назад +2

    Anybody want to explain the "brick red" locomotive on the first clip

    • @yyzedd
      @yyzedd 9 месяцев назад +2

      Years ago Norfolk Southern took a couple of old locomotives, removed the engines and fuel tanks, added electronics and sensors, and turned them into track testing machines. I think it was a couple - at least two.

    • @srrrb5953
      @srrrb5953 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@yyzedd i see, thank you

  • @ThePhilmaywalt
    @ThePhilmaywalt 9 месяцев назад +2

    Ciao Sergio, We will be visiting Italy for a month in October!!!

  • @stevejones4190
    @stevejones4190 9 месяцев назад +2

    cloud to cloud spider lighting

  • @MichaelMitchRailfan2009
    @MichaelMitchRailfan2009 9 месяцев назад +4

    This was a spectacular for Solar Eclipse, I’m sad that it won’t happen again until 2044

    • @pokeytoaster7029
      @pokeytoaster7029 9 месяцев назад +1

      Next Total is 2026 in Greenland, Iceland and Spain

    • @donnaj9964
      @donnaj9964 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@pokeytoaster7029 Totality for the 2027 one in Slain and North Africa will be 6 1/2 minutes!!

  • @hunterwolfscar2287
    @hunterwolfscar2287 9 месяцев назад +1

    So what might happen to N&W 611?.

    • @Panzer-535
      @Panzer-535 9 месяцев назад +1

      on display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. no plans have been made to run her anywhere yet

  • @captainjohn787
    @captainjohn787 9 месяцев назад +4

    Way "too" close.

    • @joepeach997
      @joepeach997 9 месяцев назад +1

      I have to much to do...

  • @poowg2657
    @poowg2657 9 месяцев назад +5

    Darwins and dead Darwins. Eventually they will merge into one much as the sun and moon did.

    • @raymondmuench3266
      @raymondmuench3266 9 месяцев назад +2

      Difference fromDarwins: the sun comes back.

  • @RichardKroboth
    @RichardKroboth 9 месяцев назад +37

    Okay, when is CSX going to get these heritage schemes right? I’m sorry but leaving the front end in CSX IS NOT a heritage scheme! At least NS did it right. How many of you feel the same way?

    • @keystonedriving8180
      @keystonedriving8180 9 месяцев назад +13

      I think it's a good way for a current road to pay hommage to its ancestors - we are who we are but this is where we come from. That, to me, is better than painting units in a modern interpretation of an old scheme (which actually isn't that close to the original).

    • @raymondmuench3266
      @raymondmuench3266 9 месяцев назад +16

      Better than BNSF with their tiny decals.

    • @Thedodgerpro
      @Thedodgerpro 9 месяцев назад +3

      True

    • @lawnmowerdude
      @lawnmowerdude 9 месяцев назад +12

      Better than nothing at all. They don’t owe us anything.

    • @RichardKroboth
      @RichardKroboth 9 месяцев назад +3

      Okay so they don’t owe us anything, but it still looks dumb

  • @davidbrown4823
    @davidbrown4823 9 месяцев назад +3

    Way too close to losing a life.

  • @GodsloveJesushugs
    @GodsloveJesushugs 9 месяцев назад +1

    Hi blue shirt hat guy 👋

  • @GodsloveJesushugs
    @GodsloveJesushugs 9 месяцев назад +2

    👋

  • @NW-gi1cp
    @NW-gi1cp 9 месяцев назад +2

    🔥👄🔥👍

  • @markheck4155
    @markheck4155 9 месяцев назад +1

    Too bad they missed

  • @GodsloveJesushugs
    @GodsloveJesushugs 9 месяцев назад +3

    I'm liking but it is not registered
    👋 🚆