[5a][4k] Top 60 Trains of 2017 ©mbmars01

[@DavidKenady]

Got a kick out of the Federal Railroad Administration train. 2 engines pulling one passenger car. That’s about right for the feds.

[@thomashobbies]

Awesome videography MB! The Loram was outta this world! Even the horn was strange. The military train makes me proud to be an american. You, MB, give us all the pleasure of watching the trains we love all year long. Thank you!

[@mbmars01]

Thank you very much for your interest in the videos and the nice feedback! Happy you like the vids.

[@rolpfeiffermuller935]

Thanks airing and sharing the outstanding vid.Endeavors are unmatched.Bliss

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks! I'm glad you like it! If you want to watch more, there are still two other "Top ..." videos on my channel from 2016 and 2018. Just check the channel main page and you should find them in the "Top of the Year Charts" playlist.

[@MichaelRankin70ad]

This made my day. Stayed up way past my bedtime to watch this one...

[@mbmars01]

Very glad to hear you enjoyed it this much!

[@bradley.reim22]

Michael wish i could i had baseball

[@jimaz6532]

Fantastic compilation of so many road names. Am partial to BNSF and Santa Fe but that Rio Grande at the end was stunning. Thanks for your time and effort and sharing it.

[@mbmars01]

I'm happy you like it!

[@Petethefed]

Thanks for all the great videos over the years. Have a great 2018 and Happy Holidays. See you in 2018.

[@mbmars01]

You're welcome! Have a nice new year either. I'd be happy to see you on this channel again :)

[@jleveille2]

Mbmars thanks for all the videos in 2017. I deeply appreciate your work. Your videos were great got even better when you went to 4K. I have followed you for a few years know I’m excited to watch what 2018 will bring Happy New Year! Your fan Joe

[@mbmars01]

Thank you so much! I know that you have followed the channel for a long time and I hope I'll be able to keep feeding it in 2018! Happy New Year!

[@mikehowey4869]

Awesome video compilation! So many different types of units and roadnames.fantastic job! Thank you.

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks. Good you liked this one, too :)

[@yankeewhite554]

Happy New Year and thank you for all the work you do bringing us these videos! I enjoy each and every one and look forward to many more in 2018. Have a great New Year!!!

[@mbmars01]

Have a wonderful New Year, too!

[@chrisc2683]

For me the Conrail Heritage lead unit was by far the best capture. Followed closely in second place by ALL of the trains you shot in the desert. Awesome scenery out there and as usual great footage.

[@mbmars01]

That's the nice thing that everybody has one's own favorites :) Thanks!

[@grandpacocky7618]

And a shout out to all those railroad employees who sweat to put the trains together and run them all over America

[@WideWorldofTrains]

Great collection of trains, very awesome

[@mbmars01]

Thank you! Great you like it :)

[@roballen5670]

AWESOME! Should I say more. Happy Holidays. Looking forward to more of your Excellent work. Thank u.

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks! Happy Holidays to you, too!

[@MrCsxtrain]

Wow, mbmars01 I’m blowin away! Another awesome video, keep up the excellent work and videos! Love the 1 hour long video!

[@mbmars01]

Very good! 60 awesome trains in 60 minutes is certainly not a bad rate lol ;)

[@jeanhorton58]

Thank you for another great video and Happy Holidays to you and your loved ones!

[@mbmars01]

Thanks a lot! Happy Holidays to you, too!

[@jbrat4313]

Oh my goodness.... Hey Brother that was Awesome!...you should make this a year end special each year👏🏽👏🏽

[@mbmars01]

It's great you liked it. I actually created a Top 40 hit list in 2016. If you scroll down in my list of uploads, you'll find it. It has the label [45].

[@jbrat4313]

Thanks for the reply... and I will keep watching your catches... and yes I am checking out your top 40... thanks for heads up

[@larryrwendelljr4465]

I will call your compilation more like an Almanac of your captures of 2017, E$excellent editing job, and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2018 to you and all who watch your superb videos. :o)

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! Have a great new year, too!

[@abc-wv4in]

Great video; thanks! But please say Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays is just so... wimpy or something, bowing to the the PC bullies. Everybody knows it's REALLY Christmas anyway.

[@clevelandmaker386]

mbmars01 great video... I hope while you were in N.O you got a chance to eat and it makes me happy to see the Geeks get some shine! oh and did you hear that NS is retiring their Aces?

[@jleveille2]

MBMars you keep taking the videos I will look forward to writing in 2018 Happy New Year. Send some heat up here in Maine it is terrible cold up here.

[@mbmars01]

Cool, thanks. It’s very cold in the south, too. Happy New Year!

[@oldtown6240]

I am not too happy that your railfanning year seems to be over. Waiting to 2018 for more is too much to ask, but I will look forward to more mbmars01 in 2018. This video is superb much like all of your videos. What is consistent is the excellent choice of locations, often multiple for one train. Somehow you never seem to be surrounded by other railfans as I see in so many other videos. One might think that you are the lone videographer. And this video demonstrates that the Heritage paint schemes are far better than that offered by today's major roads, although I do like the KCS scheme. Thanks for these videos that are so enjoyable.

[@mbmars01]

I know, the Christmas gift for the friends of my channel came a bit early this year, but I'll travel soon and wanted make sure I get this project done in time. Production (including the all-new intro!) took far more time than any of the other videos I made this year. I'm glad it worked out and people like watching it. It's funny you notice the lack of railfans. I sometimes do railfan with friends and they know very well how I'm filming. As you know, I like panning and covering all angles, so I have to find a position which enables unobstructed views. So I'm not "the lone wolf" out there :) I wish you Happy Holidays and a healthy, peaceful new year and I hope for some good catches in 2018 that I can present to my friends on this channel!

[@oldtown6240]

Good fortune in your travels. I wish you the best for 2018.

[@sandrews9009]

A gem of a collection. Nicely done, sir!

[@mbmars01]

Thank you! Great you liked it.

[@thebamaguy3343]

thank you mr mars for your amazing train videos and always putting a smile on my face I wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a wonderful new year of 2018

[@mbmars01]

Great you enjoy the videos! I wish you also Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[@thebamaguy3343]

thank you sir when you get a chance come down to Columbus Ga and do some railfanning at the ns railyard down here

[@mbmars01]

I came through Columbus, GA when I visited South Alabama in March. I hoped to catch a train, but nothing showed up.

[@mrtroybilt7551]

WOW ! another great video . It must be the best one on u tube this year.

[@mbmars01]

I'm happy that it came out well and that you like it!

[@iusetano]

That was super cool. Excellent video. All the best in 2018. We will be looking forward to watching your videos.

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks, I'm very happy you enjoyed watching it. A happy and healthy 2018 for you, too!

[@paulperrottet113]

Great video. Some VERY interesting trains, I had forgotten what spectacular shots you had from your trip to Arizona. Keep up the great work. MC & HNY to you. Best regards, Paul P

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks! When I produced this video I noticed that it was a real good year despite the CSX misery. Arizona was simply great.

[@FoamySoaps]

Awesome video! Happy holidays!

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks and Happy Holidays for you, too!

[@hazmatt1605]

Thanks for another year of great videos

[@mbmars01]

... and thank you for watching them :)

[@derekmorton806]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year's to you thanks for the videos and looking forward to more

[@mbmars01]

Enjoy the holidays, too! Merry Christmas!

[@TheNomadicRailfan]

A very well done video. Great choices. The scenery at 53:20 was amazing. Excellent work mbmars01!

[@mbmars01]

Thank you for the feedback! It's nice you like the video.

[@ethancundiff6422]

Those were great catches!

[@mbmars01]

Nice you like the collection :)

[@zacherythompson5972]

Awesome! Love the videos from AZ but especially of the heritage locos. And anything near Athens.

[@mbmars01]

Thank you. It’s a nice mix I think, too.

[@clairvansteinburg650]

Really enjoy your videos, the quality is excellent ! Keep up the great work!!!

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks! I'm happy you like watching them!

[@jamesmark782]

Hard to pick a favorite, but I'd probably go with anything that had a Heritage unit (especially PRR 8102) and the "z-scale" intermodal in the desert. Hope 2018 is even better!

[@mbmars01]

Well, the hard part was on my side :) To select 60 out of maybe 700 trains I watched this year wasn't an easy task.

[@carls6176]

awesome mashup! THX!! happy holidays and new year MB!

[@mbmars01]

It's all in the mix... :) Many thanks. I wish you a pleasant new year, too.

[@kgirl4078]

Awesome catches ! I caught #55 in January in northern Virginia. I throughly enjoyed watching your vid, thanks for putting them together and sharing :-))

[@mbmars01]

Nice! Many thanks! I was sure you'd like it :)

[@J.L.P]

Greetings from the UK.... Great video keep them coming!!!

[@mbmars01]

Greeting back overseas :) Nice to have so many friends in the UK.

[@RailStalkerAdventures]

Pure Awesomeness!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mbmars01]

Very cool! Thanks so much.

[@RailStalkerAdventures]

Your videos are awesome buddy and keep it up

[@mbmars01]

Great you like 'em.

[@freddythomas2112]

I caught cn#2462 in my neck of the woods,Thornton Yard CN Rail about a year ago.I like the mismatched panel.

[@Nicola636128]

Fantastic catches this year, great video!

[@mbmars01]

Cool, thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed this selection.

[@southerntrains6530]

Excellent video! I enjoyed it and miss the memories in it. :)

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! Oh I know, it was a very happy time down there at the Gulf... :)

[@terrycruttenden8924]

As someone living in England can I say how much I enjoy viewing your videos. It's a shame what is happening to CSX seems like you have your own Dr Beeching who caused havoc back in 1963

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks. I'm very happy that this channel has so many friends in the UK who like watching these vids. Well, we'll have to see what's gonna happen to CSX... Their future is still as unpredictable as it was throughout the entire year 2017.

[@spacecalander]

Number 36 was one of my favorites. Run 8 sounds awesome.

[@mbmars01]

Yea, I know... I like it, too.

[@colsanders4432]

#14...beautiful landscape and video! Job well done

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@TheAG59]

Many thanks for this great video! with greets from the Netherlands.

[@mbmars01]

Very cool. Thanks and greetings back to the Netherlands! It's good to have friends in Europe as well who like to watch videos about American railroads which differ so much from European ones.

[@jerryswarens5323]

great video loved it

[@mbmars01]

Glad you like it :)

[@RogerRubarb]

Awesome review. Thanks once again.

[@mbmars01]

You're welcome and I thank you for watching!

[@Kayushi]

Great video as always there buddy. Looking forward to another Cordele visit lol

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! Would be great to return to Cordele :)

[@philliplee980]

awesome power and lasup's. awesome catches and very cool. awesome video.

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! Good you like it!

[@philliplee980]

your welcome

[@johnday71]

Nicely done.

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@ilikedirtx22]

Awesome videos! How many cars can 1 engine pull and what’s the longest train you’ve seen?

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! It depends on terrain and loads, but a single engine can pull at least 60 empty cars on flat ground. I don’t count, but the longest ones had more than 200 cars.

[@marcosinnes5999]

Thank you for this super vdeo

[@mbmars01]

You're welcome!

[@rigstoriches6194]

Bravo to the train videos!💯

[@mbmars01]

Awesome, thank you!

[@michiganlinesrailfan7328]

Good video

[@mbmars01]

Thank you!

[@krysiakropidlowski8340]

Cool video

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@steveluckhurst2350]

May I ask what Is a heritage locomotive please? Modern loco In now defunct livery?

[@mbmars01]

All modern railroads have merged or absorbed former lines and operators, the so-called "fallen flags". Virtually all of the current railroads, most prominently Norfolk Southern, have heritage programs and, for example, paint some of their locomotives in the paint schemes of their predecessors.

[@steveluckhurst2350]

thanks for the info,much appreciated. Here in UK we still have 50+ year old locos in regular use as main line traction.

[@mbmars01]

Well, on branch lines and local trains, one can also see very old power here. Hard to believe, but some of the SD40-2s are also nearing 50 years.

[@alltowncheck7119]

Good job as always MB

[@mbmars01]

Thank you!

[@lizmiller4194]

Do you have any hearing left? Do you wear ear protection when standing by crossings? Love your videos.

[@mbmars01]

Lol, I sure do. I actually like the noise of trains. Thanks so much!

[@SouthWye]

Amazing job!

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@ramo7963]

c est impressionnant !! très puissant et lourd !!

[@mbmars01]

Merci. Je suis content que tu aimes la video!

[@borisobrucicov8630]

This was an awesome video bro.

[@mbmars01]

Cool, thanks!

[@paulsimkins3895]

Awesome video 👍👍👍

[@mbmars01]

Thank you!

[@rgmrails]

You deserve a subscription Great job!

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@samuelwhite6213]

what channels do you use on your radio

[@mbmars01]

Well, I programmed the ones that are relevant for the lines I railfan. It just depends on where you are.

[@eltoro6688]

Most radios these days hold all 100 channels. punch 'em all in.

[@marcosinnes5999]

Top video i like it 😊

[@mbmars01]

Glad you like it, thanks!

[@jw4620]

WOW! And thanks!

[@mbmars01]

I thank you for watching the vids!

[@kristinafleming7533]

Cool Video! #13 would be better if SP 6408 Was Leading NS 9228

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@BorisLu]

Nice video!

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@WashingtonDistrictRailfan]

Do you use Final Cut Pro?

[@mbmars01]

Yep, I do nowadays. Before I employed iMovie, which wasn't bad either.

[@WashingtonDistrictRailfan]

Sweet, I use iMovie and am thinking about upgrading to FInal Cut but I don't know if it's worth the money

[@mbmars01]

FCPX has way more features, but the way to use it is very similar to iMovie. The one thing I really appreciate in FCPX are the more flexible options for image stabilization, which was not as satisfactory in iMovie. I'm producing 4k movies nowadays, but never did with iMovie, so I can't compare. To conclude, I cannot really make a suggestion, but if you intend to create more and more professional videos, you probably want to switch to Final Cut Pro one day.

[@SpecificationR]

Thanks for your videos. Is the image stabilization what I'm seeing when seemingly every train goes by there is some kind of blurriness or interlacing/ghosting that happens intermittently every 10 seconds or so?

[@mbmars01]

Yes, you've got good eyes ;-) Stabilization works best for short sequences so I cut longer segments into about 10s pieces and stabilize them individually. To merge them again is a bit of an art, because they don't quite fit exactly anymore. I try to keep the "blurriness" that you mention at a minimum, but cannot avoid it entirely.

[@salmanela7853]

More great entertainment while I'm on the treadmill!

[@mbmars01]

You must be in a very good shape, watching all these videos on the treadmill :)

[@salmanela7853]

Only 20 minutes at a time. This one will take three sessions.

[@jackkilleen47]

Train at 2:56 was that a GP9u with a K5LLA Horn?!

[@reeley]

Great videos - we do not have trains like this in the UK. One thing that confuses me, why do some trains have both CSX and UP Engines? I thought that they were separate companies operating on separate lines

[@mbmars01]

Since there are long-range trains that run on lines owned by different railroads, it is common to share locomotives at times, which is exciting for railfans. It would be much more inefficient to replace the locomotives at the interchange points.

[@reeley]

thank you :-)

[@SlaterDozierRailroadMedia]

Glad to see a lot of your catches from Mobile made the list. Do you plan to come back again in 2018?

[@mbmars01]

Well, I have no plans as of now. The entire gulf coast is very interesting, but there are also many other places I'd like to visit. It certainly also depends on how CSX develops and this is written in the stars...

[@SlaterDozierRailroadMedia]

mbmars01 Written in the stars as in what? Finals week just ended for me so I have been out of the loop on that.

[@jackkilleen47]

Does Georgia Central #1800 have a K5LLA?

[@bradley.reim22]

it's 8101 and i dont thinkso

[@TrainsNStuff]

@@bradley.reim22 It does. He's not talking about the NS heritage unit, he's talking about the G&W painted geep seen around the 2:50 mark.

[@grandpacocky7618]

How can we be sure that all these engines are pulling their weight for the good ol' USA and are just not along for the ride?

[@robertroth4171]

NS train 45R ( ex Cn train G893 )

[@steveluckhurst2350]

Why do your trains make so much noise? Excessive horns on an obviously clear crossing which has both barriers and wigwags! I appreciate that it is probably s.o.p. but come on!

[@mbmars01]

Well, it's not "my" trains :) They just do what they are supposed to do, namely blowing the horns at railroad crossings to warn anyone of their appearance. Sometimes an engineer might also blow the horn to greet the railfan trackside, though...

[@steveluckhurst2350]

@@mbmars01 well, I didn't think that you owned them all! ☺ I should of course have said "your nation's trains"! Is there as set procedure at crossings? In the UK, they only sound the horn on the approach to unprotected crossings (our railway is fenced off from the public throughout the netwok).

[@mbmars01]

Gotcha, I didn't know you were from the UK :) I know, in Germany, where I'm originally from, I don't remember I ever heard horns at gated RR crossings either.

[@acts2211]

Nice paint on eco NS

[@AlongCameDalton]

me and a friend saw CSX 500 with a CP in trail. He lost it LOL

[@mbmars01]

Lol.

[@wyattbridges4937]

You have seen the spirit of grafton

[@mbmars01]

I saw several "Spirit" units this year, but honestly I don't find them particularly spectacular.

[@markakin3742]

Sure is lots of Canadian power down south, I never see any in Kansas..

[@mbmars01]

They are indeed regular visitors here, but there could be more :)

[@floridianrailauto9032]

Ack, the intro got worse.