[6J][4k] Top 60 Trains of 2018 ©mbmars01

[@romnickz9]

I love even the beautiful sceneries !!! What patience and dedication . . . .

[@mbmars01]

Oh yea, the combination of trains and scenery makes me travel long distances for these adventures.

[@catman7153]

Thank you for all you do!!! I am rail fan who happens to now live in a part of the country with few railroads (the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas) but I still love trains. I used to have a very large model railroad when I lived in the Midwest but it was destroyed by a flood in 1992. I hope to start a new one here in the mountains (no flood risk!) in the near future. Happy New Year!

[@mbmars01]

I'm sorry to hear of the fate of your layout! I hope you'll get to the point to start working on a new one. It's a great and challenging hobby. I wish I had more time to work on mine... Happy New Year!

[@romnickz9]

Thank you for answer! Happy to know that ! I grew up where 200 meters from my backyard, bkack steam trains would pass, and we can smell the steam trains "fart" ! Ha ha ha! Childhood days ..... Miss them.

[@mbmars01]

That's cool. I can imagine that these are awesome memories.

[@sgttombailes3380]

As I watch this Top 60 Trains. I'm in awe of the network you have. Excellent Work !!

[@mbmars01]

Great you like the collection :)

[@osirismena1345]

Beautiful locomotives. CSX. BNSF, UNION PACIFIC , FERROMEX.....and fantastic landscapes too!!!! .... congratulations Man !!!!

[@mbmars01]

Great you enjoyed watching the video!

[@popsi50]

I have to say, you and Danny Harmon, do the best camera work and editing of all the folks I watch on You Tube. It takes skill to do what you do and I thank you for it.

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks, I appreciate your nice comment! Positive feedback always makes me happy and motivates me to keep going.

[@FloridaRailfan]

Everything about this rocks...the 4K, the amazing assortment of scenery and locomotives, and of course, the amount of work that undoubtedly went into editing this. Love it!

[@mbmars01]

If I get feedback like this, every minute I invested into the production was worth it 😀 I‘m glad you enjoyed watching it!

[@Achala-qh4ds]

Great shots. My favourite north american trains I love a lot. I'm in Sri Lanka. I can't watch this trains in Sri Lanka But II watched lots of videos on your channel. Thanks for all.I have a dream to come my favorite country USA.

[@mbmars01]

Awesome. Thanks! I hope you can make your dream come true one day.

[@NapoleChan]

7:23 that old Santa Fe on the end takes me back. I got a old HO scale silver with the red nose Santa Fe engine I put around in my basement I got over 20 years ago as a kid I just love.

[@mbmars01]

Santa Fe's Warbonnet paint scheme is one of the prettiest that ever existed on American railroads.

[@jerryswarens5323]

Fantastic video. I enjoyed all of your 2018 catches. I think I seen all of your 2018 video. Very good.

[@mbmars01]

Thank you so much! I know you followed this channel's activity very closely. That's really great. Keep watching in 2019!

[@howielane8406]

One of the best on the You Tube. Great locations and great trains.

[@mbmars01]

Thank you, it's great you enjoyed it. Locations are as important as the trains. I'm always happy when I find a good spot. Even ordinary trains with no special power stand out in spectacular scenery.

[@phuchoanggia8499]

Cool! This is the first time I've seen your face. TBH, I am actually like ... more than 30 years younger than you. But this isn't gonna make me stop watching your excellent videos.

[@mbmars01]

Lol, this is funny :) Good you like the videos.

[@galaxyrailfanning7860]

Great video man! Also extremely good shots! 2018 was definitely my best year railfanning so far because I learned how to track trains which lead me to get so many rare catches!

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! Great you had a good year, too :)

[@marksark1119]

Enjoyed the vid. Have subscribed for years. Glad to see you. Nice to put a face with the vids. Happy New Year.

[@mbmars01]

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! Happy New Year!

[@charliepress6629]

Awesome compilation!!! Thanks for sharing and Merry Christmas...

[@mbmars01]

Thank you very much! Merry Christmas and have a great New Year!

[@UnitedRailfan]

Wow. I was able to sit back and enjoy an hour of my life. Fantastic video! Happy Holidays!

[@mbmars01]

That's a great statement - I really love it. Creating a one-hour video is always critical; you just don't want people get bored and "waste" an hour of their lives. So I'm very happy that you enjoyed it :)

[@derekmorton806]

Another awesome year, can’t wait to see what you grab next year. Merry Christmas

[@mbmars01]

It really was an awesome year and I can't wait either to see the first trains in 2019 :)

[@broman700]

Great video, perfect amount of time allowed for each train! Thank you!

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks, good you like this style!

[@WallyDWolf]

Magnificent train video, awesome, great clear picture too !!

[@mbmars01]

Thank you very much! 4k really makes the difference.

[@jacks4733]

Keep 'em coming! Fun to watch while I'm on the treadmill in the exercise room at my condo!

[@mbmars01]

Lol. It's a good way to distract oneself from the pain of exercises ;-)

[@jmichaelpatrick8573]

Danke I think for all the great video’s and Merry Christmas to all

[@mbmars01]

Thanks for watching! Merry Christmas and have a good year 2019!

[@dave3216]

Awesome video. I can now cross that trip off my bucket list.

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks. If you mean the northwest, I think you should see it in person. It's really worth a visit.

[@mickboakes7023]

Hi As a regular subscriber to your channel (the best on u-tube) I have often wondered what you looked like. So it was great to see and hear you on this video. Needless to say you were nothing like I imagined. Having that said, perhaps this is a good time to tell you how much I appreciate your channel. Although it’s all about trains, it’s nice to see the American countryside. I think as with Arron Benson, 7Idea you have just the right mix and skill. Another plus for me is the loco identification that is flashed up as are the interesting snippets of information in the left hand corner. So much better than, either an over enthusiastic or a thoroughly bored commentator. Before I found you the 7Idea format used to spoil me for rail videos but now I have a u-tube channel on equal par and I’m thoroughly enjoying it. Look forward to 2019 with you. All the very best. Mick.

[@mbmars01]

Thanks, Mick. It’s great you enjoy watching the videos on this channel. I put a lot of effort into the recording and production. The reason why I respond late is that I’m currently traveling to record material for future “projects”.

[@MrGatesmark]

Love it! Happy holidays and keep up the good work!

[@mbmars01]

Thanks and Happy Holidays to you, too!

[@mrtroybilt7551]

Very nice . A great early Christmas present , THANKS .

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! I'm happy this gift is well received :)

[@jleveille2]

HI AGAIN MBMARS YOU DID A FINE JOB WITH THE 60 BEST TRAINS. YOU DID A GREAT JOB INCLUDING TRAINS WITH BEAUTIFUL SCENERY. I HAVE BEEN A BIG FAN OF YOURS LOVED ALL YOUR VIDEOS. WATCHING TRAINS IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU WILL GET THANK YOU TO FOREST GUMP FOR THE QUOTE. I LOOK FORWARD WITH GREAT ANTICIPATION TO 2019 WATCHING YOUR CHANNEL AGAIN. MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE FROZEN NORTH IN MAINE

[@mbmars01]

Haha, I like the Forest Gump quote. And it's true for railfanning as well. One rarely knows what one will get. I'm glad you enjoyed watching the whole video. I hope I can be as active next year and will have some nice stuff passing my camera. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[@hastensanders4996]

I enjoyed the trains and the scenery of all the various locations and was surprised to see the number of foreign engines on CSX as well as NS. I now know what you look like, figured you to be a much older man, been watching your videos for a long time now. You and Danny Harmon are my favorites, Danny is "Distant Signal". hssanders

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! Yea, I'm not quite a kid anymore... but it's okay :) Great you enjoy the videos here. Keep watching.

[@2xrpm]

Top notch vids, as always! Thanks

[@mbmars01]

You're welcome!

[@socrates5162]

I like the EMD's the best ....I love hearing that 2-stroke turbo diesel engine.

[@mbmars01]

I know that many railfans agree with you!

[@DTRProductions.]

I've been wanting to find this video here with your face in it, and this is one of them

[@mbmars01]

Lol, cool.

[@RailfanTurner]

Terrific catches of 2018!

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks!

[@railsofsoutheastmichigan8254]

Your channel is awesome!!

[@mbmars01]

Thanks so much 😃

[@iusetano]

Great catches. Great video and editing work. To hard to pick a favourite. Excellent video. Nice to see a face to the name. All the best.

[@mbmars01]

Thank you! Ranking my favorites was really difficult. Actually, in some cases it was the combination of location, scenery, and train rather than the train only that guided the decisions. Hope you'll enjoy the holidays and have a happy new year!

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@mbmars01 nice layout.....great video... I've always wanted a Sid Rich carbon hopper (they're hard to find and this is coming from someone who lives 5 miles from the actual refinery)

[@clevelandmaker386]

@@mbmars01 I have a few gets for the new year... a dark future CSX an CN North American unit a big Bertha triple axle tank

[@joshswarens9409]

Great video. This is one of your best ones. I like the new intro. Keep up the great work. Good luck rail fanning.

[@mbmars01]

Thank you very much!

[@dannygayler90]

Thank you , so Much , Looking forward to more great catches from around USA , nothing like that here in Tasmania ! Also , nice to see Your Model Train layout and Yes , finally , Hope U've had a great Christmas , 2019 will be even greater ! It took me a long time to get used to the NS paint scheme , and I'm sorry U P has brought it out : by the way was there any more talk of CSX buying out C P ?

[@mbmars01]

Happy New Year! I hope you also had pleasant holidays! There's is always talking of mergers here - to keep the stock market busy I guess.

[@haisano]

You do great work dude :)

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks!

[@MrCsxtrain]

Finally! A mbmars01 face reveal! lol. Love the videos dude! Keep them up!

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! Great you enjoyed the collection.

[@MrCsxtrain]

mbmars01 Question, are you Scottish? Cause you sound like it

[@mbmars01]

NS 1071 Productions No, I’m originally from Germany 😊

[@norfolksouthernguy9350]

great video and tributes of your videos 🚂🚂

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks! It was a great year. I was actually surprised how good it was and how much I enjoyed watching these ordinary trains at very special locations.

[@roballen5670]

EXCELLENT! Nothing more said. 😎😎😎👍👍👍

[@mbmars01]

Happy you enjoyed it!

[@railvideosbc]

Great video👍 Greetings from B.C. :) I am subscribed to you're channel ;-)

[@mbmars01]

Cool, thanks! Welcome to the Club :)

[@railvideosbc]

Thanks! no problem buddy:)

[@Matthewzen9]

I remember seeing the Veterans unit at Maysville working the grain train.

[@mbmars01]

... which was really cool!

[@en9ineer818]

You know I’m pretty sure the NS 226 I missed by just by a hair because I remember the one I missed had a DPU and that is normally rare on 226 but thankfully there was another one right behind him.

[@AustinWesternRailfan]

Love the seahawks

[@mbmars01]

It was nice to see it. I didn't expect it.

[@cbgadget4740]

Nice compilation, well done video, Danke fürs Teilen. Die Eltern meiner Mutter kamen aus Deutschland in die USA 👍👍👍😎😎😎

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! That's awesome! I hope you already had the chance to visit Germany.

[@cbgadget4740]

It’s on my bucket list to visit miniatur wunderland in Hamburg but most likely will not happen unless I win a lottery 😂😂😂

[@mbmars01]

Oh that's probably very nice, but I haven't seen the Wunderland myself yet.

[@Locoforce]

amazing video, helped me along with revision, if you dont mind me asking, what editing software do you use also you planing to railfan in canada?

[@mbmars01]

I use Final Cut Pro X for editing. Canada has long been on my list of places to visit for railfanning. When I traveled the northwest of the US in summer, I came close, but didn’t have time to cross the border. But I definitely want to do it sometime.

[@southernkentuckyrailfan9177]

Great video nice catches

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks!

[@sgttombailes3380]

MBMARS, let me add the Gainesville area to my offer also as I grew up on the Gainesville Midland RR..

[@isaacdave5603]

Nice work

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@secretcode4954]

This year has been good for me too. I saw a couple ns heritage units, a kcs ACe, a couple of 80MACs’, a bunch of rebuilts dc to ac, a crap ton of csx leaser units and up units, and a couple high hoods with a rare 6 axle high hood, there’s probably more but that is what I can think of off the top of my head hehe Edit: many tier 4s including gecx 2037, 3 Indiana and Ohio, and 4 south shore freight locomotives, also FEC 104

[@mbmars01]

Well, that's also an awesome collection. The railroads have a lot to offer for us :) We just need to go out and watch (if it would be that simple lol...)

[@valchavez9163]

Dude....you gotta make a dvd of this....c'mon man....anyway nice stuff...

[@mbmars01]

In 4k quality, this video is 13 GB big. I guess that's more like Blu-ray lol. High-speed internet becomes affordable to more and more people, so I think that this KZbin channel is currently the best way of making the videos broadly accessible in good quality.

[@anrails3220]

Awesome cathes!!!!

[@mbmars01]

Yep, it was another good year :)

[@romnickz9]

I just love trains, even if I am old. My question: if I find three or four engines, ahead of the wagons, I assume they are all with running engines, too. Am I correct? Another thing, when I was in Canada, they put one engine up front, one engine in the middle and one at the end of the wagons. Which one is better, you think, Canadian Pacific? Or BNSF way of hitching wagons?

[@mbmars01]

Haha, being "old" is not an excuse for liking trains :) Yes and no. Not all engines in one consist are necessarily "on-line". Railroads often transfer locomotives from one region to another on regular trains. Locos somewhere in the middle or at the end are called "DPUs" (distributed power units) and are definitely powered. The purpose is to relax stress on the couplers and balance the braking effort throughout the train. This is a very common sight nowadays almost everywhere in the US as well.

[@rickdonegan2544]

Wow great! :)

[@mbmars01]

Good you like it :)

[@Jacobkorowin4014]

Excellent video. I think 2018 is your best year for railfanning so far. I liked all of the trains in this video. Keep up the great work. Good luck railfanning sir. Hope you guys have a good Christmas and happy holidays to you. How long did it take you to edit this video? Do u live around the Athens area. Have you ever been to Cartersville Georgia?

[@mbmars01]

I know you have watched many of my videos and can compare the different "seasons", but the last appears always be to be the "best". I actually had the feeling, I railfanned more location- than train-wise in 2018, which is also reflected by some of the trains occupying the high ranks. I didn't chase many of the special units. But I definitely like what I saw and it surely was a great year. Editing took several hours per day for an entire week... The answers to the other questions are "yes". Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year to you, too - and keep watching :)

[@Jacobkorowin4014]

mbmars01. Ok thanks for the information.

[@Jacobkorowin4014]

@mbmars01. The funny thing is that my birthday is also over the break on January 2. Merry Christmas. And a happy new year to you and your family.

[@mbmars01]

Wow, it looks like you'll be quite busy with celebrations in the coming weeks :) Enjoy the holidays. Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and have a fun birthday!

[@Jacobkorowin4014]

mbmars01 thank you soo much. Enjoy the holidays too.

[@bradley.reim22]

6:50 True ES44DC Horn Right There The Roarer

[@ritaloy8338]

Well you put up an excellent compilation of different trains from different places. What else can I say but a great job of filming and editing. I can not wait for the next video next year. By the way when are you going to release the next video on mbmars02?

[@mbmars01]

Thanks so much; I really appreciate you like watching videos on this channel. I also always like your comments :) Your question puts me a little bit under pressure, because I have planned to work on great footage I recorded in Yellowstone Park for mbmars02. It's just the lack of time that prevented me from working on it by now. The train videos are easier to make and have a higher priority.

[@ritaloy8338]

@@mbmars01 What can I say but I really enjoy your videography. The best that I can do is keep supporting your channels.

[@mbmars01]

That's great!

[@bradley.reim22]

The Accent Though Thought It Was Gonna Be Chase Elliott From NASCAR With That Southern Accent

[@mbmars01]

Lol, I have everything but not a Southern accent.

[@bradley.reim22]

ps Right When i turned on this and my wife came into my room and then a train horn went on right when she came in... And Its Snowing, NB Manifest Train NS 338.

[@mbmars01]

Lol. Here it's raining :/

[@QRoutback]

Great Vid

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@jimmyjames2494]

Love The hog train

[@SouthernIllinoisRailfan]

All great catches indeed! Any new locations in mind that you’re going to in 2019? Would love to see some videos from my neck of the woods. ;)

[@mbmars01]

Well, the greater Chicago and the Great Lakes areas has always been on my list, but I haven't made any plans for 2019 yet. Typically I combine railfanning and visits to National/State Parks when I go on a vacation trip. I have a job and railfanning is just a hobby, so time is always an issue.

[@SouthernIllinoisRailfan]

Right, I understand that. If you do plan to make it out towards my neck of the woods next year, let me know!

[@bradley.reim22]

AHHHH 80MACS HORNS ARE BACK AHHHHH LORD SAVE US

[@bradley.reim22]

Wow SD40-2 With A SD70ACe Horn

[@bradley.reim22]

Take A Summer Vaca To The North Like The Pittsburg Line In PA

[@pooleandrew]

Pretty sure those rj Corman locos were CF7's.

[@sct4501]

what are the special yellow chassis used for at 4:03

[@crrguy1625]

Awesome! What song is the intro?

[@mbmars01]

Thanks. Sorry, I forgot. It was downloaded from the free KZbin Audio Library.

[@Russian862]

Приятно смотреть на американские поезда.

[@mbmars01]

Great you like them. You have very interesting trains in Russia, too!

[@taslimchaudhary2541]

Awesome 🇮🇳

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@RailfanJackProductions]

thumbs up dude :)

[@mbmars01]

Thanks :)

[@RailfanJackProductions]

@@mbmars01 the NS Chicago Line is always an open invitation in the future Mars. got a lot of choices to pick to set up and film.

[@mbmars01]

I know! It's always been on my list, but I'm currently somewhat reluctant to travel long distance to see CSX or NS, because I have them also here in GA. That's one reason why I visited the western states in past years, to see BNSF and UP in action on their own lines.

[@RailfanJackProductions]

@@mbmars01 Ture there is always Chicago and the small towns that surround it that have all class 1's

[@bradley.reim22]

Sit Back And Relax I Bet He Caught UP 1943 (i dont think so oh well) #1 Train Of 2018

[@mbmars01]

Nah, even if I had seen it, it wouldn't be my #1.

[@bradley.reim22]

If I Were To Buy A Lionel Scale UP Unit With Ditch Lights Would They Flash I Wouldnt Think So

[@focusfrenzy9759]

my number one train of 2018 was getting to catch and shoot video of the George H.W. Bush funeral train pulled by UP 4141.

[@mbmars01]

If this train would have come by a little closer to where I live, I had tried to catch it, too. It may have been the last time to see UP 4141 in motion.

[@focusfrenzy9759]

I have totally come up blank with what will happen to UP4141 now. found one rumor that the prime mover and electrical systems will be removed and the rest will go on display at the museum but I doubt that, the lay out of the museum library has no place for it. the museum of the american rail road in Frisco Texas has the GG1 locomotive that pulled Robert Kennedy's funeral train 50 years and six months ago.

[@wyattbridges4937]

Are you going to be filming in 2019

[@mbmars01]

I hope so! As long as they run trains somewhere... ;-)

[@wyattbridges4937]

Ah ok good luck i just saw that you saw the seatlle Seahawks downeaster amtrak locomotive

[@eltoro6688]

That Seahawks F40 is what's called a "CABBAGE" a de-engined F40PH thas used a cabcar/Baggage car thus CABBAGE.

[@mbmars01]

Exactly!

[@jleveille2]

HI MBMARS i HAVE STARTED YOUR VIDEO WILL FINISH LATER. I WANTED TO WRITE ABOUT YOUR INTRO NICE TO SEE WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE A FACE i CAN USE WITH YOUR NAME. i LIKE WHAT YOU HAVE DONE SO FAR SOME SMALL TRAINS MIXED IN WITH SOME LONG ONES. GOOD CHOICES SO FAR. IF IT IS OK I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE ANOTHER REVIEW WHEN i FINISH THE VIDEO.

[@mbmars01]

That's great. Just watch it in sections whenever you have time. One hour is a decent video length, but I didn't want to cut it into pieces or discard any of the catches.

[@williswhatchutalkinbout4367]

Canadian tradings go “EHHHHH” instead of “HOOONNNKK”.

[@leftintheoxafire]

I just saw the train painting it said (Fuck)

[@mbmars01]

Ooops... :)

[@leftintheoxafire]

Eh it’s fine i won’t make the video deleted cuz I like trains

[@Livrehirmiz2014]

Polk,kmji