Ashland VA 03.25.17: Through The Eye Of A Needle

[@centralminnesotarails]

Really great videography along with informational text for the locomotives!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[@kgirl4078]

Wow what a day you had ! Great video, thanks for sharing :-))

[@railfanningmichael3970]

I went railfanning yesterday at the Selma Union Station and I caught 3 trains at once less than an hour 1: Southbound Intermodal train with Tropicana at the head of the train 2: Silver Star coming from the North, going East 3: Southbound Auto Train All less than an hour, that was live action right there

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

I've been in Selma before - while riding the Carolinian, that is. :) One of these days I'll get out there while I'm down visiting family.

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

North Carolina?

[@railfanningmichael3970]

@@arielfilmsinc1926 yes

[@Kanawha_Railfan]

Seems like you and FFV Jr. had one awesome day Dave.

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks, we did. One of those times when we happened into circumstances that bunched the trains up to our benefit.

[@DocLaw172]

Nice film work and great captions!

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Thanks!

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

Did you see the bike rider there?

[@Nitramrec]

Where?

[@arielfilmsinc1926]

fe rides up and down the street

[@railfangraham4182]

Is Ashland always this busy?

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

It's close. I haven't been on a sunrise-to-sunset outing along the RF&P since the most recent train consolidations so it's hard to say for sure, but bear in mind that since this was shot, Q192/193 have been abolished and Q140/141 have been combined with Q031/032, for starters. You can also factor in an upswing in coal traffic, however temporary it might be. Having a scanner is indispensible for keeping track of lulls, and more importantly knowing when a lull is about to be broken.

[@railfangraham4182]

FastFlyingVirginian I have a BC75XLT and a trunk tracker

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

You're set then. :) I think on my absolute worst day of railfanning in Ashland that could not be attributed to bad weather, I still got 12 trains. You can always check out downtown Richmond or Collier Yard in Petersburg as a contingency if it seems like the day is really going south.

[@gregmcrae8509]

That kid

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

Which one?

[@gregmcrae8509]

At 10:15

[@gregmcrae8509]

Can I please have shoutout

[@FastFlyingVirginian]

The one with the tripod is FFV Jr. Likes to wave, doesn't care so much for the noise, hence the hearing protection.

[@gregmcrae8509]

Ha lol