Atlanta Railfanning Part 2 - NS & HOBOS

I discovered Chamblee on the NS main line and spent a Saturday morning there. I also caught a trio of hobos attempting to hop a passing freight.
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[@bigB6flyer]

I’m impressed of your knowledge of airspace & definitely respect you following the FARs in regards to UAV ops. Great videos.

[@theronerd]

Its a class Detla. He could fly his drone below 400' however he probably has a commercial drone operator license. He could go on to the LAANC and make a request. They are usually denied but he could speak with the facility manager. Its all part of the process.

[@justeli7519]

That conductor was probably thinking “Now look at these clowns attempting to hop a stopping train”

[@splash5150izy]

Yeah and a way stupid ass idea tryna board a tanker car, for all to see what a freakin' clown he is, the real Freight Train Hoppers had Class, Panache & Pizazz tinged with Daring, Scary wit and most of all Flair, "Freight Train Riders Of America" Hobos and Hoppers Signature Trade Mark Of Respect & Confidence -

[@shawnerz98]

Great video. Yeah, i watch RanOutOnARail too. The Mexico videos are amazing.

[@JcPiam]

I love the level of detail that you provide in your commentary. It really sets the scene and makes your videos enjoyable. Wishing you peace and happiness on your birthday!

[@jmadden50]

If there's ever a place to see little kids watching trains, it's Georgia. My home sweet home. Thanks Danny.

[@Letsgoexplore2468]

Love your videos man.. I feel like I'm watching PBS when I watch your videos or listening to Paul Harvey .. its educational and full of info.. one of my fav train you tubers.. 10 thumbs up if I could. And watch hobo shoestring.. he's a true old school rail rider and a true legend..

[@billjanes2843]

Great work. Nice to see the plug for RanOutOnARail.

[@travelingwithrick]

Stobe the Hobo was the best. I keep binge watching his videos over and over. While eating chicken and drinking beer, of course. RIP Jim. An American legend of the rails.

[@pinchy08]

Love that “Operation Life Saver” SD40-2.

[@jovetj]

Shame more people don't heed the Operation Lifesaver message!

[@SuburbiaScreen]

@@jovetj They go by the mantra You Only Live Once, so do stupid stuff.

[@heyitshuttz3705]

The unit is in my town right now

[@91_C4_FL]

Very cool giving RanOutOnARail a shoutout. Always fun to see you explore new territory, too. Safe travels and happy rail fanning!

[@FishplateFilms]

Another ripper Danny! Thanks for the shout out to us Signal guys !! We keep the railroads running but you hardly see us....we're like Ninja's...LOL. Always look forward to a DH video and those smooth vocals! Cheers Gregg.

[@terrellfarms1]

Those big timbers on the north bound are crane mats. They are used to support cranes when having to work in wet areas. They also use them for excavators working in wet areas.

[@domtron8873]

Awesome to see you give Ranoutonarail a shout out!

[@fabiodriven]

I think trains getting in the way of your train video is better than pretty cool. 😁

[@chasebrown6508]

Hey Danny, great video! Brought back some fun memories from when I used to work down there. The NS MOW crews use that old spur to get their high rail vehicles onto the track.

[@egg3050]

@Distant Signal, no one makes better commentary train videos than you. I love every aspect of these videos and they seem like there's a lot of rail action in my town witch there isn't much. but I never get to see them. watching these is like my mainline is lit up with amazing trains from all over the U.S. Thanks for making your content on youtube.

[@johnw3192]

Hey, I'm actually training on the atlanta terminal desk as a train dispatcher. Really cool to see some of the movements made on video. Especially that local P51 and Amtrak 19.

[@timberwolfpowler8747]

In 1960 when I was 7 my family moved to Chamblee and at that time Atlanta had just hit 1 million people and Chamblee had a slower paced feel. As kids we'd often sit up on a hill overlooking tracks that were behind a Pepsi facility to watch trains whizz by. We moved back North in 64 and in 2002 and again in 2015 wife and I came to Atlanta. Kind of bitter/sweet feeling when you see memories get exchanged for that new reality. Love your vids. Thanks for the memory bump.

[@distantsignal]

Yes, I've found that just visiting my hometown in Tallahassee recently. Nothing stays the same as when we were kids, except in really small towns that haven't grown.

[@StephenRCar]

Your narration and video is some of the best I've seen. It is fluid, dynamic, engaging, and informative.

[@adambridgewater]

As a Rail Enthusiast in the UK, I love watching your videos as something different! I always find it interesting to take note of the different practices over there, and the way trains are marshalled as well. Thanks for yet another great video!

[@Catloader98]

5:40 those timbers are crane mats used in construction when the ground is soft. The crane 🏗 is able to sit on top of them a spread out the heavy weights.

[@familytraditiontransportat7951]

Not just cranes, but any type of equipment. Have built entire access roads using those over crazy soft/swampy ground. expensive but sometimes those are the only way to gain access

[@kevinporter6426]

Very interesting, sir. I happened to come across your video

[@southernontariofoamersunio3615]

Family Tradition Transportation what a waste of a tree.

[@TUKByV]

They're handy things to have around, if you have a big yard. I've seen them planted vertically as makeshift vehicle barriers.

[@donnkelley6823]

@@southernontariofoamersunio3615 Crane mats are never a waste..... What IS A WASTE is not using them when you should...... It's so easy to lay them out and NOT flip a 7/8 million dollar crane and kill God knows how many on the ground.....

[@lionbill]

Thanks Danny, great to see rail fanning from the 'extended' Atlanta area. Oh yeah, loved seeing the young future rail-fans at the Ice Cream Caboose!

[@timl1481]

Great video Danny, I'm a Brit but you've got me interested in US railroads!

[@RambleOnIan]

I was super excited when you gave RanOutOnARail a S/O, was a nice surprise

[@jovetj]

I am appalled.

[@RanOutOnARail]

@@jovetj Tell me why you're appalled?

[@thecheeseburglar8544]

@@RanOutOnARail jealous foamers Owen, to afraid to get close to a train. And jealous to see someone happy. Hey jovetj i love to foam at the mouth and rub one out while riding in a dpu. Something you'll never get to do.

[@jovetj]

You nailed it. I am also jealous of people who sit around ingesting methamphetamine all day. I love watching those videos on KZbin because I really wish I could be high like that. Both you and them will eventually end up dead before your time, though, but I guess that's a small price to pay for that addictive thrill you get to experience. I'm not foaming, I'm drooling from envy! (Cheesy... your comment really pinpoints and typifies your level of "high class!")

[@Grainexpress]

I love ranoutonarail! Did it twice myself but only went 50 miles. 😉

[@LouisianaRailProductions]

Bad luck with the heritage unit being blocked. Nice video though! Love the hobo scene!

[@JFG95]

Great video from the great state of Georgia. Thanks for checking it out.

[@austinyingst5902]

You captured the flavor of Atlanta but you realize you missed several Peachtree's. Thumbs up. Thanks.

[@troublew1]

Austin Yingst he missed the other 496 Peachtrees. Lol

[@scottdowney4865]

And don't forget Peachtree City

[@markwilliams2620]

Danny! The trucks on that caboose! Gotta go look 'em up. Thanks for the vid...and listening to the GCRR make its Tuesday delivery AM off Alico Rd.

[@markwilliams2620]

Former Mopac caboose built in the 70's. It was a full service, not a transfer, caboose. Which means those are Barber-Bettendorf swing motion trucks. These have the as built wheel mounted pulley to drive the generator. Link www.trainweb.org/screamingeagle/caboose4.html

[@GeoHvl]

When I was a bit younger than I am now. I and a childhood friend took a bag of coke bottles to the local tracks placed the bottle on the rail, had to be at least 10 or 15. We waited for the Atlantic Coast Line that passed most every day at the same time. This was out and that train passed at what we thought was wide open. We watched as the big engine slammed into every bottle as it by. We were amazed. On the way home down that hot dusty road on this July day. What, a big green car with Atlantic Coast Line Police on the side. Out came a man bigger than the car. Told us to get our asses in the car. He asked us who we were and where we lived. He took us both home. Well, what was next was a severe come to Jesus meeting with our fathers. I can still that glass shattering as the engine went by.

[@gregmcrae8509]

Geo HVL dang savage😂😂

[@southernontariofoamersunio3615]

I used pennies but whatever

[@Joeybagofdonuts76]

They don't call them "Bulls" for nothing.

[@paulcampbell7826]

Love that you visit Chamblee, I used to live about 2 miles from there and spent many an evening with my son at the frosty caboose watchin trains and eating ice cream

[@sespach]

Atlanta Part 2 was fun to watch. I also like to get a Distant Signal fix hearing your commercial voiceovers. In my older years, I live vicariously through rail hopping vids and will check out "RanOutOnARail". I miss new vids from the late Stobe the Hobo.

[@alcopower5710]

Steven Espach ......what happened to stobe?

[@sespach]

Stobe was found dead on the tracks. I don’t remember where.

[@Galaxy2517]

The hobos gave me a good laugh so early in the morning :-)

[@lionbill]

Kinda scary though . . .

[@jovetj]

Nothing funny about people trespassing on railroad property. It's easy to not get killed by a train... stay off of the tracks!

[@Galaxy2517]

@@jovetj I agree with you, but karma was giving him a subtle warning.Next time, if he doesn't learn anything, it may not be gentle.

[@Galaxy2517]

@Solarus Moon stupid people removing themselves from the gene pool.

[@jovetj]

*@Galaxy2517* Not if they've already reproduced.

[@buffaloditka]

Looks like plenty of “live action” (to quote a rail fanning you tuber Jaw Tooth) down there in Atlanta

[@ekimp252]

Jaw Tooth is great.

[@Galaxy2517]

"But wait there's more"....

[@RailfanNetwork]

Good ole Jawtooth!!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

did jaw tooth originate that or did old Ernie the turtleman beginning and jaw tooth just decided to use it kind of like a Larry the Cable Guy get er done?? the only reason I asked you about Brian AKA jaw tooth he's almost in that same neck of the woods were Ernie is from..

[@ClockworksOfGL]

buffaloditka - Atlanta started, for all intents and purposes, as a rail junction. It’s kind of like the Chicago of the South....a town that existed as an insignificant place until the railroads decided to build.

[@banditosafrito154]

Great video good to see u up in Hotlanta.

[@tri-eye5554]

I used to play on these tracks 30+ years ago . Nostalgic! Great video

[@KGB-FSB]

You, sir earned a sub. Theres something therapeutic about ur vids.

[@kelvintorrence5994]

That wood is used in the oil field's and 4 equipment to drive on.

[@FrBobLaceySD]

Yes, it's called planking or something like that. It provides a large platform to support the weight of the equipment in soft conditions or heavy traffic.

[@FrBobLaceySD]

and Kelvin, I am simply adding to your spot on comment!

[@Athenstrainman]

That CSX grain train I've seen so many times in on the Gainesville Mid-land

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

Super Fantastic Video!

[@amfwelsh]

@Kellan Zander who cares

[@bryanphelan1104]

@@amfwelsh Always an A Hole in the crowd. Always !

[@Jumpingoffthecliff]

I think those timbers are for making roads and platforms for equipment in swampy areas. I occasionally make freight hop videos and tank cars would make terrible rides, lol. Thanks for the video.

[@matthewbaur6248]

You should do some railfanning in Syracuse NY

[@charlesrudolphi890]

GREAT JOB AGAIN, DANNY

[@SouthEastRailfan]

Love to see “new” rail fans out there. This beams on those centerbeams. Not entirely sure but I have seen them in my line of work in road construction. If a crane is needed. The crane must be sitting on a “pad”. These pads are typically made from those beams with heavy steel cable run through and attached at each end. To give the crane a level spot when moving different pieces of equipment around on the job site. Will

[@KutWrite]

They also use them to prop up concrete forms for overpasses. Once the concrete has set, they lower jacks between the beams and the forms, then disassemble the forms. Voila! A new overpass.

[@cousinmose6139]

Those centerbeams are loaded with what is most likely crane matting. It is used in the pipeline and utility line construction industry. I've had these cars in my trains before and a large powerline construction project next to a portion our mainline uses these to build makeshift roads across wetland for heavy equipment. Nice catch!

[@VirtualRailfan]

Another fantastic production!

[@OntarioRailfan992]

0_0 HI I LOVE YOUR LIVE STREAMS, AND GRAB BAGS

[@csx_bnsfgaming4808]

hi I love ur Live Streams Virtual Railfan and I think I know what that thing on the train track that derail that dubble header Union Pacific auto rack train I think it was clearly metal cause the way it went u and then came down causing the train to derail

[@paulbrown4625]

Sir, I have never seen such professional coverage and commentary. You do an exemplary job. I will continue to follow!!👌

[@ClearwaterSubProductions]

Next time you’re in Atlanta, you’ve gotta check out the college football hall of fame and eat at The Varsity!

[@scottdowney4865]

Definitely the Varsity is a must stop!

[@ericrickert6955]

The Varsity is also just a block away from the new Norfolk Southern headquarters building that's under construction.

[@KDubielak]

I'm so lucky to have a friend like you railfan Danny

[@penguinmaster7]

amtrak 19 is the southbound crescent, if i remember correctly

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

Yep. 20 is Northbound, and not to contradict Danny, but the Crescent actually runs from New York to New Orleans.

[@josephpichardo6770]

Happy Birthday Mr Harmon!

[@jasonr7019]

Was in Atlanta this weekend, Enjoyed some great barbecue at Fox Bros on Dekalb Ave NE, which has outdoor seating where you can sit and watch trains. We saw a CSX mixed freight and several Marta trains while we ate.

[@toddabowden]

That's a good location.

[@SinkyYT]

Thanks for the train hopping link, I love watching them too.

[@flarrfan]

I love ROOAR's videos...He is the smart train-hopper with great video editing skills...I have watched all the Stobe the Hobo videos...His untimely (and rather mysterious) death is a good lesson to would-be train-hoppers...carry plenty of water with you, but leave the beer behind!

[@jovetj]

"smart train-hopper" No such thing.

[@flarrfan]

@@jovetj Sounds like a name I have seen in the comments to ROOAR videos. You might as well say no such thing as a smart Everest climber, or a smart risk taker in any endeavor.

[@jovetj]

*@Kent Weissinger* You would "sound" wrong, then. There actually are smart and dumb Everest climbers. There are smart and dumb race car drivers. Those things also happen to be legal but controlled. There's no such thing as a smart methamphetamine user, or a smart train hopper, or a smart DUI-er. Risking your own life is one thing. Risking your life and making it someone else's problem is completely another.

[@iceclimberGD]

@@jovetj only the Sith deal in absolutes.

[@ericsturniolo]

Love the video Danny! A few train symbols for you on NS. The southbound grain train was NS 40G, came out of Baldwin, GA. I got them while I was out in Austell. The manifest train working Chamblee was train 118, Macon to Linwood, NC. They work Chamblee yard every day. And your train with the Interstate Heritage Unit was Train 212, intermodal from Atlanta to Rutherford, PA. I saw them working Inman that morning.

[@distantsignal]

Awesome info!! You mind if I add you to my Georgia reference list? Thanks!

[@ericsturniolo]

Absolutely!

[@brandonmuir5117]

Does that grain train serve the chicken feed mill in Comer GA? Drove from home here near Toronto to Comer 2 years ago to watch trains in Comer Got there as the first train after a derailment was tying down. "No trains through here for a few days now" was the the crew had to say to me.... still a great trip!! Loved Comer GA

[@ericsturniolo]

Comer is off CSX.. The NS grain train came from Baldwin.

[@necjerseyrailfan7500]

When the 4 NS locos pulled out in front of him I was in that same spot it's an icecream parlor

[@vmelvinkey]

Publish, Publish Publish! Please. You are the best youtube railfanning creator! I couldn't stand it so had to go back and view some past videos. They are still enjoyable the second or third time around. Danny, you know how to make a video that is entertaining, informative and enjoyable. Love it!!

[@distantsignal]

Wow! Thank you, Melvin!! Much appreciated.

[@importednascar]

That was NS 8105, the Interstate heritage

[@3rdfarmer86]

I know that you’re a dedicated CSX man, but when you do return to Atlanta would you be able to do a “How NS numbers its trains” segment like you did for CSX? My local railroad collaborates heavily with NS here in the northeast but I just can’t make heads or tails on their designation scheme. Your CSX segment was beautifully and was very informative yet easy for a casual railfan like myself to understand. It would also give you the excuse to spend time in Atlanta again

[@distantsignal]

That's an excellent idea, Irish. I'll put it on the list.

[@highballinghogger]

I love your videos not just the footage but the information and history you provide along with it is awesome ! 👍

[@tommy13t]

Love your videos. I will be starting CSX school in the next few weeks and your videos have got me a head start on what I am about to learn. Keep up the amazing videos. Would love to see you in the Charleston SC area sometime.

[@distantsignal]

Thank you Tommy. Good luck at CSX school. I'm honored that my videos helped you in some way.

[@BellsAndWhistlesPhotography]

Why aren’t you lucky today. 2 coverups with a heritage unit on one

[@williamdavidson5724]

Awesome video. I grew up in Decatur, GA and was fascinated with the trains as a child. I’m enjoying the videos. My Dad worked for MARTA and was offered the position of train operator. He turned it down because he would no longer be able to interact with passengers. He drove the bus until he was 77. Now I care for him in our home in Tennessee. He is 90 and suffers with dementia. Just as an interesting side note, he drove a bus in Atlanta and my great grandfather operated a trolley in Atlanta many years before.

[@FreezerBurn.]

Ranout is probably going to be getting a lot if traffic from you mentioning his name. I consider him a “professional” of catching out. Hopefully the public that checks it out isn’t tempted to try it out. Those lacklustre hobos you filmed will hopefully deter any free rides:)

[@solomongainey838]

As a resident of Hamlet N.C. since 1982 I can say the rail action here is not what it once was, since the end of hump operations in our CSX yard.

[@flarrfan]

I've been watching Ranoutonarail for over a year now. Yes, train-hopping is dangerous and illegal, but if you know what you are doing, plan in advance and are in good shape, it can make for some great videos. BTW Danny ROOAR actually hopped a tank car on his latest video from his adventure in Mexico, but he got off as soon as he could move to a better ride.

[@distantsignal]

Yes, he's very good. But god... have you seen how dirty he gets at the end of a segment? Not for me. I wouldn't mind a boxcar ride, though.

[@flarrfan]

@@distantsignal Did you and Crick Hatch ever talk about his younger-days train-hopping adventures? Like I said, you've got to be young, fearless and in good shape. I really enjoy the vicarious thrill of riding along with ROOAR.

[@jackgoin5930]

You shouldn't try the Appomattox Virginia Norfolk southern track it is busy and to Lynchburg Virginia

[@listofthingsicanthandle]

Nothing warms my heart more than a railfan who's pro-train hopping.

[@jovetj]

Nothing warms my heart more than a pharmacist who is pro-methamphetamine and pro-heroin.

[@listofthingsicanthandle]

@@jovetj What the hell are you talking about?

[@pattipilot]

I love the quality of your work and how informative they are. Keep up the great work!

[@MBTAMoreRailfan]

Love it danny!

[@_630_9]

Howell Y Danny! With PSR and the yard changes in Atl now, not sure how busy it will be, but worth checking out.

[@paulbrown4625]

As a rail fan, I am truly impressed by the way you describe the train action. As one who obviously once worked for the rails, you do an excellent job of coverage and I'm thankful for what you do. Safe coverage and travels to you sir!

[@distantsignal]

Many thanks, Paul! I've never been a railroader but I've spent a lot of time getting to know a bunch of railroaders over the last 20 years.

[@AmtrakFan19290]

@@distantsignal I want to railfan with you in Atlanta, Georgia this winter it’s already winter soon in Atlanta Georgia can I railfan with you?

[@daviddowling9830]

When I hop a train I like to wear hi visibility clothing so that I am not easily seen by the bulls.

[@TheMotorick]

I know this video is over a year old, but since I live in Lawrenceville I wanted to tell you how happy I was to see that you made it out our way.

[@distantsignal]

Thanks! Yes, I hope to do some more chasing on that Abbeville line sometime this year.

[@JawTooth]

I like that crossing to nowhere at 10:29. Last year I stayed a night just down from there. I wish I would have seen that crossing . That is unusual. There is a similar one in southern California that ends right in front of a MCDonalds. It crosses the road and goes about 15 feet but it is at the end of a wye and is needed when they have 2 locomotives to turn. The one in Chamblee looks like the siding extended further and then was cut up to the road when the customer rejected rail service.

[@thameswanderer]

Hello from the UK. Imho your videos are the best on KZbin. I particularly like all the background information on the trains, locos, signals etc. Many thanks.

[@jtdavis62]

Yep, those guys weren't hobos! Ranoutonarail makes movie length videos that are indeed special. Other KZbin hobos worth checking out: john e ringo and the late stobe the hobo.

[@daddybearlv]

Where are you, Dan? Hope you are okay... have not seen a posting from you in almost a month... miss your videos (especially the explanatory dialogue).

[@PC10.8]

4:75 Ouch.. that sucks. Almost caught the Interstate! Oh well, great video anyway.

[@eddrck4679]

Danny great video and i did some research they once had rail service in to whole foods.The rebuilt whole foods and discontiued rail service.Google Earth shows the old track layout back in the 90's.

[@SuperStephen73]

No the spur used to continue to a General Electric facility that hasn't had rail service for a while. And obviously will never again. At the GE facility behind the fence is a GE 45 tonner rusting away. There are remnants of other spurs in the area but they are quickly disappearing as Chamblee continues to transform from an industrial town to another gentrified enclave of condos and retail shops.

[@donnkelley6823]

Those bolted 12x12s are called crane mats.... Any time your going to use a big crawler crane you put down (Crane Mats).... They spread the load out over a wider area.. But being a PileButt we use them for all kinds of things. Floats in the water so you've got something to work off of, decking trestles, spanning short gaps for pickups, concrete trucks ECT, also in the winter if it's so muddy you can't get equipment in or out we will make access road out of old mats if we've got them.....

[@porkchop2218]

Hi Danny, have you heard of Stobe the hobo? some of his videos are really cool. lots of good scenery, and excellent train videography. Too bad he died, I loved his videos. Funny how those guys didn't even see the conductor jus on the other side of the tankcar. they need better surveillance skills lol

[@freighttrainjoe]

I'll show you some good spots of the FEC railway from Coco to Port St John and to Titusville I found some good spots to watch train

[@madgunnermaurer]

I always look between the hoppers,, sometimes you will see someone hunkered down enjoying a free ride.

[@glennwern5919]

Need to come and check North Georgia Dalton wiring Road there they have two tracks N S.

[@AmtrakFan19290]

Danny Harmon from distant signal can I railfan with you in the winter?

[@Acuda721]

Love to see the Gainesville station if you can make a pitstop there next time. Good memories when I was a kid my Grandpa use to take me down there every friday during summer break to trainspot

[@gregorywhitten2824]

The abandoned cut spur across peachtree rd went to the General Electric heavy apparatus service facility which closed in 1998 where Whole foods stands now and continued across Peachtree Blvd to the site of the former Frito-Lay(1957-1996)plant and warehouse where the Loews is now. The GE facility rebuilt heavy electric power generators and transformers.Railroad locomotive traction motors,generators and alternators.they were the prime electrical rebuilder for ICG-precision national Paducah GP rebuild program, the SCL Utica GP16 program in the late 70s and a subcontractor for Rohr/franco-belge in the mid 70s when the first order of marta transit cars were delivered doing the final assembly and set up of the trucks and running gear. The area has changed dramatically the last 30 years.

[@distantsignal]

Yeah. Thought it was something like that. Thanks!

[@SD40Fan_Jason]

That's some fascinating information

[@carletoncandis635]

There's talk about Amtrak route from Atlanta to Nashville

[@jp400motox]

omg those riders... like what were they even thinking?? obviously totally green.

[@stephenallen4473]

Those timbers are possibly pipeline construction company mats for excavators to crawl on in soft areas.

[@AmtrakFan19290]

I love Amtrak Denny Harmon that Amtrak was fast

[@familytraditiontransportat7951]

nice job! in the transportation industry, I've spent my fair share of time in GA, have always wanted to take time to railfan, but when you're working ... that's gotta come first. Thinking that some vacation time might get used to head to the ATL!

[@chesapeakeandohiorr4350]

At 9:05 csx locomotive 555 I’ve seen that loco at Woodbridge Virginia

[@saleendriver]

Chamblee is pronounced with an "SH" sound, FYI. Also, I don't doubt the NS has tried real hard to eliminate at-grade crossings. ATL traffic is screwed up enough. A long train could cripple the whole metroplex. BTW, I lived in the ATL 10 years.....I know it well. Also, would love your thoughts on the Legacy Trail down here in Sarasota, and any old stories and insights you have on the rails works down here.

[@distantsignal]

I'm not a fan of any rails to trails. I believe we will need those lines in the future, probably for passenger and getting them back from the trailers and the greenies will be very difficult. Those lines should be railbanked. Remove all rails and appliances and bush-hog them twice a year to keep trees from over growing them.

[@Spenceman0831]

Words can’t begin to express how much I love your videos! They are so informative, well produced, intriguing and perfect for a railfan. Every time you post a video it reminds me of how happy I am to have found your channel. Looking forward to my next notification!

[@distantsignal]

Wow! That's such a nice compliment, Ryan. It makes all the trouble worth it when I hear from folks like you who are enjoying what I do. Thanks!

[@AmtrakFan19290]

@@distantsignal I’m a big fan and I had a wish to railfan with you in different places in Georgia USA I’m a big fan of Seaboard stuff, Amtrak stuff CSX stuff, and Union Pacific stuff

[@exw.r3669]

Nice catches, lots of trains down in Atlanta, had you ever thought of taking a trip to New York, or New Jersey?

[@Starsnu1]

Hey Danny, Love your videos. Very professionally produced. And, as an airline pilot, thank you for following the FAR's regarding the drone. Wishing you all the bes!

[@distantsignal]

Thank you. Yes, I went to drone pilot school (In Atlanta) in 2018 and it was taught by a REAL pilot who hammered into us the importance of flying by the rules all the time. I guess some of it stuck.

[@gmbob2031]

Train surfers with hi-viz backpacks! Clearly not seasoned riders!!😱

[@dmorgan28]

Danny your videos are excellently done and very interesting. I really enjoy watching them. They bring back so many memories. Thanks a million. 👍👍👍❤️

[@danherrmann8755]

Danny Harmon. The heavy timbers with the painted red ends are used in base building on large cranes that crawl with tracks. 150 to 200 ton Mantowok cranes need a lot of support at base level. Cranes use in Powerhouse work with long reach to fly material up high off the ground must have a solid base to engineer specks. Oil Refineries use a lot of big Cranes in construction. I do not know what the specific name is for this make up. Ask an Iron worker they will know. It takes a crane to build a crane and skill to operate it. Just like a train has to have a good operator and conductor making decision. .. Later.

[@distantsignal]

Yes, I've learned so much about these timbers over the past year. When I shot this I had no idea what they were for. Thanks!

[@troublew1]

If you go up to Doraville on Buford Highway at about 730 in the morning, you will see the Amtrak train heading to the station at full speed. It took me 15 years to finally see an Amtrak roll through.

[@railfanmcneal2527]

Come Albany Georgia on Fridays a crew from Macon Georgia come down here and switch for ns G98 to depart.