EVERY Steam Train I've Filmed - CoasterFan2105 Million Subscriber Special

Hello, everyone! Earlier this week, the channel reached the incredible milestone of 1,000,000 subscribers from all around the world. To start out, I would like to thank each and everyone of you from the bottom of my heart for making this possible. I'm incredibly grateful that so many you have enjoyed the videos I've posted here for all these years. It means more to me than I will ever be able to put into words.
As a thank you, today marks the beginning of what will hopefully be several different special videos and announcements. This first video takes a look at every single steam locomotive I have caught on video since I started filming trains in 2002. For this video, I'm only counting locomotives that I have filmed in operation - I'll save the locomotives that are on display in parks and museums for a future video. And with that, let's begin!
This video was made possible by my supporters on Patreon:
Adam Byrne
Beyond Aviation
Callum McNamara
Clarence Jackson
Cristian C
Jackson Gorski
Jim Walker
John S Greene
Jovanni Cruz
Lachlan B.
Lane's Trains
Laura Foote
Lyle C
Malcom B.
Peter Della Flora
ShadowSteel18
Thomas Jackson
Vinny G
And many more!
CoasterFan2105 is the home of all sorts of train and railroad related video content. Stop by every Friday at 9 AM Pacific time for an all new railroading adventure and be sure to check out all of my social media pages @coasterfan2105 for even more great railroad content. Thanks, and I'll see you down the line!
©2024 Mike Armstrong Media

[@spencerhughes2255]

The GOAT of USA train videos. Well done, Mike. Very much deserved!

[@TracksideSFL]

Youre Up Next Man!

[@a_channel_i_made]

definitely

[@844Steamtrain]

You are long overdue due for 1 million subs. One of the finest airplane channels!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks man! If I'm the GOAT of train videos, then you definitely are for airplanes! You're super close!

[@thomasthetank_engine]

YES YES I DIDNT GOT ADDED

[@JADGamer2013lol]

I think most of us used to watch your train videos as a kid, and now 10 years later you're at 1 million. Congrats!! 🎉🎉

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@user-bp9xv7cj1b]

@@CoasterFan2105 congratulations you did awesome I’ll give you a treat on that one

[@norCali36]

Agreed.

[@Robertmitchell2121]

Agreed I use to watch the Santa Fe 3751 video a long time ago

[@JacobLikesSirens]

@@CoasterFan2105Congratulations CF2105, the first video I watched was 150 trains video.

[@RailfanVal]

You are the 1st Railfan to hit 1M Subscribers!

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

I’m 13 now, and I still watch your videos, AND STILL LOVE THEM!

[@Buseslacalera]

BRO, I'M 13 TOO!!!😃😃😃

[@TrainLover-wt9ix]

@@Buseslacalera 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

[@Travel-by-Train]

Train Lovers are everywhere in The World and have non age limit 👍 Maybe it’s a good idea to have a look 👀 at @Travel-byTrain and @Travel.Highlights these channels make great videos 🍒🍒🍒 Have Fun

[@TracksideSFL]

Had the chance to get to know you in person and am honored to call you a friend, congratulations on this historic achievement for the community! heres to more great rail fanning years to come!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Always glad to have you as a friend, man! I remember several years ago even you believed the channel would get to a million even when I was skeptical. Thank you for all your encouragement for all these years! Now time to get back to FL!!

[@TracksideSFL]

@@CoasterFan2105 appreciate it bro! lets make it happen soon!

[@Michaellovestrains]

Mike, congratulations on this milestone, my friend! Here’s to two million.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Glad to have you as a friend, thank you so much!

[@844Steamtrain]

Just the video I was hoping to see. Big steam is one of the best ways to celebrate 1 million subs!

[@CoasterFan2105]

THE best way! Thanks man!

[@chicagolandrailfan143]

I think we can all agree that coasterfan2105 is a legend when it comes to train videos on KZbin. I’ve been watching his videos watching since I was a kid and I still enjoy his videos today. You definitely deserve hitting a million subscribers. Congrats!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

YESS

[@HighIronProductions]

Congrats on reaching a million and getting the hobby out there in the mainstream, definitely well deserved!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@CentralPennRailProductions]

Congrats Mike! Well deserved - your consistency and persistence on quality content is unmatched! And 100 unique different steam locomotives in action is quite an accomplishment in itself!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Much appreciated, thanks so much! I was very surprised when I gathered everything and ended up with 100 exactly!

[@brucetharpe762]

CONGRATULATIONS to my favorite Railfan KZbinr! I’ve started watching your videos since I was 8-9, and now I’m 20! You made my childhood, and have done the same for thousands of others, and we thank you! You deserve it Mike!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you so much!

[@brucetharpe762]

And thank you! 🫡

[@Travel-by-Train]

It’s nice to see so many train Fan all around The World 🌎 Maybe it’s interesting to also see @Travel-by-Train and @Travel.Highlights which create amazing trains 🚂 videos 🍒🍒🍒 Enjoy

[@Shelbythemustang]

The railfan I grew up watching, Thank you for being one of the first youtuber's I saw

[@CoasterFan2105]

And thanks for watching!

[@Travel-by-Train]

We are also Big Fan of Train 🚂 We also like to watch @Travel.Highlights and @Travel-by-Train both channels publish amazing Train videos 🍒🍒🍒 Cheers

[@harrisonofcolorado8886]

We're at 1 million! LETS F@#$ING GO!

[@jesusthatspotsfans4898]

Congrats Mike on this wonderful milestone that a Railfan reached 1M on KZbin it shows many upcoming generations are fans of trains And you inspired many of us to go out record trains as well

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much! Really appreciate it!

[@user-mp2tk3pw6j]

Congrats on 1 million subscribers! You are one of the reason I am a railfanner today! You deserved it!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Many thanks!

[@CalifornianRailfan]

Congrats on 1 mil! Hope you reach 2 million in the future!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! That would be pretty amazing!

[@844Steamtrain]

​Anything is possible. The channel is still growing quickly.​@@CoasterFan2105

[@jacksonsdrones]

YES!!!!! 1 MILLION!!!! Congratulations Man! You’ve deserved every one! That’s a New Gold Playbutton!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!!

[@UnUsuariodeYoutube_2010]

I was 6 years old when I discovered your channel in 2015, the first video I saw was the first Toy Trains Galore, it is incredible how I saw this channel grow, and 9 years later it reached one million subscribers. Congratulations Mike, thank you for making me have a great childhood :)

[@CoasterFan2105]

Many thanks! Glad you enjoyed all the videos!

[@TheRailStation]

Great Steam Collection & Congratulations for 1 Million Subscribers :)

[@lakenhines2237]

Biggest congrats Mike! You have always been the #1 in many people's hearts and shall remain! You really deserve it! 🎉👏👏👏

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@oliverhauska1705]

It is nice to see that there are still a relatively large number of operational steam locomotives on the American continent!

[@ThatDiamondGuy1565]

Congratulations dude! This dude is my childhood.

[@adventuresofamtrakcascades301]

No better way to celebrate your 1M sub’s milestone than here! This video BETTER go viral

[@williamgriffith1607]

Well Mike, after all these years of fantastic footage as well as your collaboration with Marshall Publishing on its recent tapes of their Lots and Lots of Trains series; Here we are! Congrats on this major milestone, and expect your special Gold Play Button to be "spotted" at your front porch soon! 🎊

[@CoasterFan2105]

Many thanks! It's been a long and very memorable journey to get to this point!

[@Mnbaco2]

1 million well deserved, I remember watching your diesel train videos as a kid and I still watch you now

[@CoasterFan2105]

Many thanks!

[@MicahBarron-w1f]

I used to watch your train videos, as a kid, and now you are at 1 millions subs, congrats, you have made my childhood so happy!!🎉🎉

[@AMTK816]

I remember watching your videos as a kid, and after 11 years you’re at 1 million, you deserved it. Congrats!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@mindlessshark946]

Congratulations on reaching 1 million subscribers, Mike

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@GamingRailfanner]

Congrats on 1 Million, an amazing feat to cherish!

[@F40M07]

Oh hey

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you thank you!

[@ARP_GA]

Congrats man! You’ve always deserved this milestone. You made mine, and many others childhoods. Again, congrats!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! Much appreciated!

[@SamuelBills-po5sl]

You did it, my childhood has been revived, congratulations old friend

[@hammy7061]

Congrats on 1 mil dude. Been watching your videos ever since I was a very little kid and you really were an important part of my childhood and for me getting into trains in the first place. It must feel very good to be the first ever railfan to hit 1 million!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you thank you! It's still hard for be to believe!

[@CR15755]

"Diesel Trains Galore!" was the first video I've ever seen on your channel, back in 2015. For the last 8 years, I've seen your videos improve in quality and it's honestly amazing seeing my favorite youtuber reach a million subscribers. It brings me back to when I was younger and I thank you for making such good videos and being the inspiration for MY channel. I have 34 subscribers right know, who knows how much more I'll get?

[@CoasterFan2105]

You're up to 38 now! Thanks so much!

[@seandolan1198]

Here are my favorite steam trains: 5. Santa Fe 3751(One of california's famous steam trains and was prominently featured in your old CF2105 intros!) 4. UP 844(Big Boy's famous sister) 3. UP Big Boy 4014(One of america's biggest steam locomotives!) 2. N&W 611(The unoffical state locomotive of Virginia) 1. Pure Marquette 1225(My favorite steam train because of The Polar Express!). Thank you so so so much for showing us steam trains over the years!!! I❤️Steam Trains!!! And a BIG congragustions for reaching one million subscribers! I jist graduated from high school, so this is the perfect graduation gift for me! Thank you again for all these steam locomotives and i hope to see more steam trains in the future.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much! There will definitely be more steam in the future! Hopefully new steam videos once a month through the end of the year and into 2025!

[@vetterplane]

You were practically part of my childhood! I remember watching your amtrak and steam trains galore videos. Thank you Mike for getting me interested in trains. Congratulations!

[@michaelbonner4126]

Honestly congrats. I’m very proud of how far you’ve come over the years. JAD is right, we all watched you when we were babies. After many years, I still enjoy your content and I always will. Never give up. Always keep on rolling. Never give up. 2008🚂present

[@jdre1976]

Hey Mike. My son and I discovered your channel together. When my son was 2 he developed a huge fascination with trains, and in turn I become a fan. I'd just like to thank you from him for giving endless hours of entertainment and wonder. Keep it up!

[@loganmalough2379]

3751 will always be my number one favourite steam locomotive.

[@seansanvicente]

Congrats on 1 million Mike!🥳

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@trainsandsirensofilinmiwi2080]

Congrats on 1 million! I've watched you're videos for 10 years and Your videos made me get into trains.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@djraines325]

Hi Mike! My name is Desiree & my husband's name is Cody. We have a 3 year old named Dakota, & we want you to know that out of all of the videos, movies, & shows out there; our son wants to watch your train videos more than ANYTHING. He loves them all, & watches them everyday while he plays with his own sets of trains. We LOVE your channel & are so thankful for such wholesome content. Thank you & well wishes from a small family in Ga!!!

[@phantomrailproductions]

Congratulations man! I've watched your videos since I was a kid, and now here we are at 1 million subscribers. You deserve it with your awesome videography skills. Cheers!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@wolfgangpfeilergartenbahnd6530]

A fantastic steam locomotive video, from standard gauge and narrow gauge steam veterans. Brilliantly filmed. Wish you a good time and best wishes from Germany.

[@CommanderCalico]

You made my childhood, and I always watched your videos when I was a kid. You deserve it!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@LJRailfan-Gamer_07.]

Of all the steam engines you caught, I only caught 1 so far. Number 12: Santa Fe 3751 at LA Union Station during Train Fest 2023. But I might get 4014 in hopes to get it before my flight to Europe

[@SoCalOCRailfan]

Incredible video Mike! I love this theme about the historic steam locomotives you’ve seen on a way to celebrate 1 million subscribers! Well done Mike, you deserve this huge milestone! Keep up the good work

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Carolina_railbro77]

The first railfan to hit 1 million, THE GOOAATT!!! Your the best railfanner in the world, congrats on 1 million

[@Nezuko-sm8xx]

Well done, Mike. I remember when I used to LOVE your videos. I'd watch them the second I woke up. My favorite videos were the Union Pacific 942 at the OERM, Fast Diesel Trains, and your 30+ minutes of trains video for when you reached 50K subs! I remember when I found your channel, I saw you at 12K subs. Now I come back to your channel in 2024, and here you are at 1M SUBS! Congrats on your 1M, and thank you for being apart of my childhood.

[@CoasterFan2105]

That's so cool that you've been with the channel that long! That must've been a good 10 years ago now! Thanks so much!!!

[@Andrewstrains-bc3pm]

Congrats on 1million! I’ve been watching as a kid and now that I’m older I still watch you to this day! Thanks for being the best train channel on KZbin!🎉

[@CoasterFan2105]

Glad you enjoy the videos! Thanks so much!

[@Caltrain921]

Mike, I am so proud of you for making it to 1 million!! From railfaning with TSG and making your way up the ranks of the railfan community. You make the railfan community a better place!!! So proud of you man!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you thank you!! Really appreciate it!

[@kinkindred]

All that needs to be said is AWESOME!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@darum902]

I watched your videos when I was a kid and my favourite was “Passenger trains galore“. When I see the video I get childhood memories. Thank you so much and congratulations for passing 1M subscribers!🎉🥹

[@josephspadavecchia9265]

Good to know their are at least 60 different kinds of steam locomotives in the world right now

[@IllinoisTrainsandElevators]

One of the best Railfanning KZbinrs deserves 1 Million Subscribers. Here’s to more adventures along the tracks🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much! Many more on the way!

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

Woohoo🥳🚂🙌🏻!!!!! Hey Mike, I've been watching your videos since I was around 4 or 5 years old. SO CONGRATULATIONS MIKE😭🎉

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@felixthetrainfan4819]

@@CoasterFan2105 your welcome!

[@DaylightProductions2023]

Mike, i think i can speak for all of us, We are incredibly proud to see a Railfan hit 1M Subs, keep up the great work, heres to more Railfanning!

[@CoasterFan2105]

You are too kind, thanks so much!

[@DaylightProductions2023]

@@CoasterFan2105 Your Welcome and thanks, means a lor coming from you

[@railfan101]

Congrats Mike! I remember when you started your railfan videos in the late 2000s. It's amazing how much your content has grown and improved over the years, and how you've become an inspiration to many of your subscribers. You're an awesome person and a great contributor to both the hobby and railroading as a whole. Here's hoping for another million subs in the future. Cheers! 🍻 🎉

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks, Glenn! I remember those early days well. You were actually one of the people who inspired me to start a KZbin channel. Thanks so much and cheers!

[@railfan101]

@@CoasterFan2105 thanks Mike! Glad to have been an inspiration for you! I originally started after being inspired by a few other KZbinr railfans as early as 2006. Plus, I was railfanning many high desert hotspots when I used to live in Victorville, some of which weren't seen on KZbin at the time. I may have slowed down on uploading since the 2013, but I still enjoy railfanning when I get the chance to do so.

[@Randombutok]

yo mike congratulations on 1M subs, you deserved it a long time ago!

[@bennygstrainvideos]

I have been watching since a kid. You inspired me to go out and record trains and start my own KZbin channel. Thanks for these amazing videos you have made. Congratulations on getting 1 million subscribers!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@leinoj06playz58]

Congrats Mike on getting 1 million subs. I really appreciate all the trains videos you post I really love them so much

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoy them!

[@leinoj06playz58]

I do Mike 😊

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

Love the Steam Locomotives.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks for watching!

[@maxwellwalcher6420]

@@CoasterFan2105 I got a Steam Locomotive for the future.

[@tricky6614]

i remember loving your videos several years ago and despite not watching for a while i havent lost interest in them one bit. good job on 1 million!!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Many thanks!

[@ColoradoTrainNerd-xc9io]

Been watching you since I was a kid. Thanks for the memories and let’s get to 2 mil in 2 years!

[@CoasterFan2105]

And thank you for watching!

[@adambennett1074]

You're the man that got me into railfanning, And your also apart of my childhood!!!

[@SpotterCrazyperson]

Massive congrats with 1 million subscribers. You deserve it

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks a million!!

[@Big.Al.3]

Congratulations , Mike. Have learned a lot about American railroading from you. 👍👍

[@CoasterFan2105]

Many thanks!

[@StefMarvel1985]

Congratulations Mike for hitting 1m subscribers

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks!

[@user-zc4qs5jl4z]

Happy to see that after years and years you reach 1,000,000 subscribers Coasterfan2105

[@CoasterFan2105]

It was a long uphill climb, but we finally made it!

[@PrincessAmtrakMinamoto]

Congratulations 1M million subscribers on your channel. 🙂🫶🏻

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@DVNSOnNBCSN]

i remember when you were at 25K what a milestone you have been the inspiration for me to photograph trains congrats on 1 million heres to 9 million more cheers Mike

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much! That was over a decade ago I think! Hard to believe how much the channel has grown since then!

[@ILoveBNSFTrains]

I been watching your videos since I was 8!!! Congrats at 1M 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you so much! Much appreciated.

[@CrystalicDivinty]

I grew up watching this channel, and i still do. What a journey, congrats on the 1 mil!

[@F59PHI]

Congrats on this huge milestone, you’ve always been the biggest railfanning channel, and I’ve watched you for nearly 10 years since I joined KZbin.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you very much! Glad you've enjoyed the videos for nearly a decade!

[@sirtrailproductions8198]

Literally the most GOATED channel congrats on 1 million subs!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@user-on7nd8uk1t]

This is like, "Steam Trains Galore: Greatest Hits!" Keep up the good work. Always look forward to Friday and having your videos playing in the background while I'm working.

[@CoasterFan2105]

I guess it is in a way! Many thanks and I definitely will!

[@user-ld3ny9to2b]

Let's praise the first railfanner reached 1M subs! Well done, Mike! You deserve it. :]

[@FECchaserhenry]

As a kid I always watched your videos especially Fast Diesel Trains and it would always put a smile on my face. Congrats on hitting 1M

[@Founder_of_UNAR]

Thanks for making this my part of childhood Mike, you’re someone that can make me feel better. You deserve 1 million subscribers, keep it up!

[@DylanRailVids04]

Congratulations on the BIG MILLION subs man! Over 2 decades old and still running strong! Excited for what’s to come for you in the future, and you keep up the great work Mike! 🤘🏽

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you very much! I'm looking forward to it!

[@officialrailfanomar]

Congrats on 1 million subscribers Mike! You deserve it!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you! Couldn't have done it without you!

[@hikingmansteve]

What a milestone. Congrats! Well deserved. SR

[@CoasterFan2105]

Many thanks, Steve!

[@BNSFrailfan214]

Congrats on 1 million subs! You’ve been a nice part of all of our lives, and I really enjoy ur content!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you so much! Thrilled to hear it!

[@BNSFrailfan214]

No problem!

[@rocmonki2099]

POV you think you are a train running along the train tracks and u try to pull or push a train carriage! (Also Congratulations on 1mil)

[@warriorstar2517]

Congratulations! I remember watching this channel back in 2017 or thereabouts and I'm proud to have stuck around as long as I have. Here's to more great milestones and more railfanning!

[@ATSF2926Productions]

Congratulations! This is a very big milestone and I hope you achieve many more!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you so much!

[@TranscontinentalRailfan]

Dang! Exactly 100 operational steam locomotives filmed! Here’s to 200 and beyond. I have been donating regularly to the Pennsylvania Railroad K4s 1361 restoration, so you and everyone else will have a chance to see it in action.

[@CoasterFan2105]

I couldn't believe it when I put the video together and ended up right on the dot at 100! What are the odds?!

[@goldenholden4833]

You put in so much hard work! You deserve that 1 mil!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Much appreciated!!

[@YaowenLiu304]

Congratulations CoasterFan2105! 👏🎉

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@mikewigim2864]

You have one of the best railroad channels on KZbin for three reasons. 1. The trains you film are always interesting, never boring. 2. The video and production quality is top notch. 3. The background scenery in your videos are almost as beautiful as the trains.

[@CoasterFan2105]

You are too kind. Thanks so much!

[@Foxxtrot64]

The 4-4-0s, like the Inyo, 119, Jupiter, and Eureka are so beautiful! And so are the 4-6-0s, mainly the Sierra Railway 3 Edit: How could I forget the Pere Marquette, the 4014, the 844, and the McCloud 25 and 18?

[@Buynot]

Congrats on a million! It's been awesome watching your channel grow over the years.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thanks so much!

[@Coal65]

Good job after so long!!! This was my childhood fav channel 🎉🎉🎉

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@Railfanandotherstuff]

Congrats on 1 million subs. Keep up the good work.

[@bowlinerailfan]

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers. You have some great videos so it's well deserved. Now you can go for 2 million. I wish you dry rails and smooth running for many years to come.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@theaustinleeytchanneltalytc]

Looking forward to the next 1 million! 10 million would be the next big challenge.

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you, Austin!

[@apricotandwesternrailroad5662]

Congratulations Mike Armstrong! 🚂

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@apricotandwesternrailroad5662]

@@CoasterFan2105 your welcome! 🚂

[@mehranalborzian9704]

Congrats youved uploaded for 28 years you deserve it

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@tomschmidt3165]

That's quite a body of work and entertainment Mike. Congratulations on this milestone for you and us fans.

[@NE_IL]

I Remember Watching You Waay Before My Railfanning Career When I Was A Little Kid. I Mean Hey Congratulations On The 1 Million Subscribers And I Hope To See You Hit 2 Million Sometime In The Future

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!

[@AidR4L]

Congrats Mike!

[@CoasterFan2105]

Thank you!!