I’m what some might call a railroad brat. My daddy worked in that rail yard for over 30 years until he had to retire because of his health. He loved the railroad and loved to take me out to the Rice Yard. I loved going out to the train yard with him. This brings back many memories. He also worked on the wrecker when they had to go to a train derailment. It was amazing to watch. I miss seeing all of that.
@hdavis9394 жыл бұрын
I used to deliver freight to downtown Waycross out of Hazlehurst for Southeastern Freight Lines. Used to get hung up all the time at the Ossie Davis crossing, the one and Albany Ave and Nichols street. But eventually learned the schedules somewhat and where to be. Used to deliver to the Car shop and CSX docks all the time... my first few times in there was nerve racking, didn’t have a clue where I was going, or how to get there but eventually figured it out. And the funny thing was CSX and GE have socks that are right side by side. You could literally talk to the GE people from the CSX side, BUT CSX would not touch GE’s freight nor would GE touch CSX’s freight. My first cousin is also an engineer out of the Fitzgerald yard, his name is Jamie Ray Spivey if you ever meet him.
@wolfschneider48384 жыл бұрын
Just discovered your channel. What a pleasure to watch your video. I’am getting old 78 years(Ha) and don’t get out too much nowadays so I know I will enjoy your videos. I grew up near the train tracks at my grandparents home and the trains would put me to sleep at night. I so much miss those wonderful nights. I just love trains and the beautiful sound of them. Thanks so much.
@TheRailroadCrossingChannel4 жыл бұрын
How to watch a Distant Signal video: 1. Make sure you are subscribed with notifications turned on. 2. The minute you get a notification, immediately stop all activities. 3. Find a place where you will be able to get the full Distant Signal experience without distractions. 4. Like the video, and watch!
@hornshowrailfan25544 жыл бұрын
So true and make sure it is a room with a locked door so your siblings can't harass you during the video! LOL!
@Thatairlinepilotguy4 жыл бұрын
Got this notification as soon as I landed the jet tonight and couldn’t wait to get home to watch!
@andrewcrisp97004 жыл бұрын
You forgot to add you need a coffee or beer and snacks..you need to watch twice, in case you missed something the first time.
@jamesbarrett50274 жыл бұрын
Well, I guess that's true. :D
@chriselectric11164 жыл бұрын
very well said my friend,.....
@russellgxy29054 жыл бұрын
Jesus all those stored engines The sight of so many makes me winded
@cherylsims56364 жыл бұрын
Waycross is our Main, Main repair yard. So anything new comes into there. Anything about to be scraped is there and anything for repair is in there.
@RailFan19814 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's sad seeing all those older units sitting there rotting away :( Hopefully as business picks up some of them will see life again :)
@Ccs46464 жыл бұрын
Railfan1981 Yeah sad to see the amount of rust on them.
@alexander14854 жыл бұрын
ewing hunter harrisons fault
@cmac32884 жыл бұрын
Keep glorifying these robber barons that are killing good middle class jobs.
@Jos_Intimate_Creations4 жыл бұрын
I live in Waycross & this video just popped up on my feed. Reading the comments & never knew how many ppl were actually interested in trains. You'll never get bored in Waycross if you're a train lover, in fact you might grow to not like them as much cause they are forever in your way lol
@TheTerry125terry4 жыл бұрын
Nice work Danny,you make your video pleasant and entertaining. Terry
@TazG12544 жыл бұрын
I’m 15 and always love watching you older rail fans because you guys know so much and explain so much to make it intery
@TazG12544 жыл бұрын
*interesting*
@bcubez20924 жыл бұрын
I saw 8905 last Thursday as a DPU on an intermodal running through middle TN, just north of Nashville. So cool how these engines move so far so quick.
@chasemcdonald72504 жыл бұрын
I live in Waycross, and let me tell you... the double track on Ossie Davis is the bane of my existence. It seems that it’s much easier to appreciate these locomotives when you aren’t at the mercy of their traffic.
@emilioesteva48284 жыл бұрын
beauiful and knowledgable narration with a clearly spoken english. just like a national geografic or a History channel narrator. one of the best. emilio esteva from Puerto Rico.
@charlieasby72744 жыл бұрын
I've seen many a railfan video. Your videos are not only informative, but also the quality of your videos are superb. Just enough narration with varied angles of pictures. Thanks for all of your time, effort and devotion.
@retiredatlast19764 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you got to show the Waycross and environs yard and hope you will have more soon. I live in Georgia and have been through Waycross, but did not know of the rail yard. The yard must be bigger than the entire town as I recall going through it. Thanks Danny. I'm a rail nut. One of my grandfathers worked for the old Alton line in Bloomington, Illinois and he used to walk me up the tracks to the Depot so we could watch the trains come through at the diamond right there. A cousin of my fathers saw us one time in Grad dad's back yard and invited us to ride on his switch engine. For a kid on that old engine was like heaven!
@KertEllis4 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your videos very much. I have always been a fan of railroads sense I was little guy. I finds these videos a refreshing break from the doom and gloom of the real world
@VirtualRailfan4 жыл бұрын
Yet another winner, excellent stuff!
@distantsignal4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@KDubielak3 жыл бұрын
How do you know Mike from virtual railfan
@millermoshe7873 жыл бұрын
Sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know a tool to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow lost my account password. I appreciate any tricks you can give me.
@brycevincenzo39613 жыл бұрын
@Miller Moshe Instablaster :)
@millermoshe7873 жыл бұрын
@Bryce Vincenzo Thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@EntertainmentWorldz4 жыл бұрын
great train show video sir
@pneumatic003 жыл бұрын
No exaggeration, that Rice yard is simply enormous!
@davidlee-sv3oh4 жыл бұрын
Waycross is a neat place. I went to Waycross about 15 years ago to look up some family ancestral information. My great grandfather worked for the railroad in the late 1800's. Sometimes before 1910 he took a job transfer with the railroad to Rocky Mount, NC where our families still live today. I have no living relatives in Waycross at this time, but found the resting place of several relatives in the local cemetery including 3 children which did not live past the age of 5. I really enjoyed that trip to Waycross, GA and would like to do it again.
@cynthiacrawford15733 жыл бұрын
It's pretty out here.Id never move back to the city.
@kunochiturtledove81114 жыл бұрын
CSX 8905? I saw that same locomotive in fostoria Ohio on my birthday May 26th of this year. It was brand-spanking-new and she looked great thank you Danny for getting this shot.
@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh3 жыл бұрын
As a resident of the Waycross/Blackshear community, this an excellent video. Take care and have a blessed week ahead and stay safe on your travels.
@cynthiacrawford15733 жыл бұрын
Me too
@MrClawrence4 жыл бұрын
These are by far the best railman videos I have ever seen. Super footage, professional sound and excellent narration, I live way up in CN and CP country but thanks to Danny I have discovered Folkston, Plant City, Sanford and some FEC spots, and learned a lot about CSX history and operations. I have been making lists of other hotspots in Fl and Ga that I hope to visit once life returns to normal. Please keep up the great work and many thanks to you Danny from CL near Toronto
@Okiesgaming4 жыл бұрын
i agree he does have the best railman vids ive seen to date on youtube and even facebook
@frankmorin87224 жыл бұрын
I was going to say something along the same lines, but I just figured I'd tag along to your superbly phrased comment! I'm also a fellow Canuck railfanning around Montreal... I often catch CN 326/327 with CSX power on my outings!
@georgehoffman38514 жыл бұрын
MrClawrence Ditto your comments. Distant Signal is the best railfanning site on KZbin.
@quebecpilotdreams15164 жыл бұрын
Canadian brothers! But ditto about his railfanning videos.
@nicoyoung164 жыл бұрын
I’m in the Norfolk southern and csx country
@airailimages4 жыл бұрын
Clean video production, great voice-over. Thumbs up! Must put Waycross on my list of places to visit.
@davidbarnett93124 жыл бұрын
As an old brakeman on the former SP, thanks for the hard work you put in to entertain us. One of the aspects of your video's I enjoy is telling us about the lines that intersect [interlock], diverge, and converge, as well as naming what railroad it once was back in the day. With respect to the overpasses and how railroads back in the day let you know who it belonged to, time and the weather have pretty much made it a thing of the past.
@tomcarr13584 жыл бұрын
Great voice modulation and orientation detail for an otherwise bewildered chartered surveyor in Norwich UK.
@dennisbrowder63164 жыл бұрын
Thank's Danny, another very nice show.
@phillipholliday91783 жыл бұрын
Waycross is my hometown . Here , the Railroad is KING !
@Tractormanpj4 жыл бұрын
I’m not the biggest train fan in the world but I love your videos and really enjoy watching them. The way your videos are out together just has my attention all the way through! Take care and God bless sir!
@distantsignal4 жыл бұрын
That's a nice compliment, Tractor Man. Thanks!
@edonsmith86164 жыл бұрын
What a great video !! Your voice was amazing and you brought Waycross to all of us. Great job sir !!
@distantsignal4 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly!
@danherrmann875510 ай бұрын
Just like counting sheep . Best story telling. Thanks Danny.
@edtrain54 жыл бұрын
This is my first visit to your site. It's a first-class presentation. I'll be back. It was great to hear about the big yard and to see the heavy volume of traffic. I appreciate your your running commentary. Keep up the good work !!
@coxsj4 жыл бұрын
Liking all the new titles and graphics. Nice work Danny!
@stevenmourgos46054 жыл бұрын
Great show. I've only begun to watch your show . Im learning a lot. Thank you
@nicholashall44444 жыл бұрын
I love this. I live in Waycross and this was in my KZbin recommendation and was really excited when I say that it has 100k views. I also love how he talked talk so positive about it, but everyone here hates the trains because they block traffic so much all the time haha
@gillbaker52604 жыл бұрын
Got caught yesterday on the way to work on the plant Ave Morningside Dr crossing. There was some hate.
@rachelsmith17554 жыл бұрын
I live in waycross ga
@nephilim83704 жыл бұрын
No way! What's up Nicholas!
@michaelgardinersr96864 жыл бұрын
another great video Danny your work is getting better all the time. please be careful
@itokez20363 жыл бұрын
I live in waycross. These trains will drive you absolutely crazy. Sometimes they stop and then start backing up. And if I decide to go around, it never fails to be gone by the time I get around. Still an excellent video though. Nice to know more about my daily aggravation lol
@chrisroe22124 жыл бұрын
One of the best channels of all time on KZbin. No TV show touches this. Amazing production, quality footage and DH is just a legend and I could listen to him talking about anything.
@dmorgan283 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. Thanks Danny👍👍👍❤️
@ericsallustio4 жыл бұрын
Holy $*** my jaw dropped when I saw all of those parked locomotives. This is now on my radar to fly over and picture!
@philmiddaugh33554 жыл бұрын
Danny Harman still practice his broadcasting skills by making top quality railfanning videos. His railroad knowledge compliment his video to make a complete package.
@jbrat43134 жыл бұрын
You got what you got.... you got a lot good show Danny 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
@warrenwilson48182 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the excellent uploads. I have no money to help, I'm sorry to say. Your commentary is always interesting. 2-23-22. St.Joseph, MO
@nigelstringfellow51874 жыл бұрын
Great video Danny, my wife was born in Waycross but she had no idea the train yard was so large.!btw I am presuming that Brunel St was named in honor of the great UK railway engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel
@AllenHarris19814 жыл бұрын
As an instructor for the Coastal Pines Technical college in Waycross, I teach part of the Railroad Technology Management Degree program and I appreciate you spotlighting our little town here in this video. Thank you and as a side note for you, the GE Locomotive side has been sold to Wabtec. Also, the precision railroading and COVID-19 has caused some recent layoffs at CSX.
@pauldilworth32974 жыл бұрын
Of all the railroad videos I’ve seen these are the best. Very informative. I feel like I’m there doing my own video.
@philly6104 жыл бұрын
10/10 for the Drone footage, great seeing what the yard are like right now and the locos stored
@libasan4 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! I love seeing all the CSX engines in the yard. Please shoot more of that next time you are there. God bless.
@ronmorgan75024 жыл бұрын
Another great video Danny. Been hearing your unmistakable pipes on TV quite a lot lately. You are truly gifted.
@donstrickland43472 жыл бұрын
Again another excellent informative video, you knock it out of the park every time.
@gunsandtrainsofusa4 жыл бұрын
I love watching your videos
@danlesley14184 жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm really hooked on watching your video's. I'm an Army Veteran. There's a lot of things that I physically can't do anymore but I can watch trains on my computer. Thanks for all you do!...........Dan SR
@distantsignal4 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU, Army! It's gratifying to hear from anyone who's served our country.... and enjoys my videos.
@nitro1054 жыл бұрын
Ive watched several of your videos and the narration is always spectacular!!!
@g111g4 жыл бұрын
I was browsing randomish videos and just found this. Very engaging :)
@IPAColosseum3 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best channels on youtube!
@andyramone84972 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos. As a child, i once lived right next to a train track hauling bauxite ore in 🇯🇲. That was my number 1 entertainment. Watching your videos is living that experience all over again. Love it.
@barryosborne98934 жыл бұрын
I live in the East Tennessee I love watching csx in my back yard
@TreeLBollingTreeMan4 жыл бұрын
Kingsport or the old Erwin yard? I've worked in both.
@curtismilke16954 жыл бұрын
Danny. Your living proof that railfanning is a real thing. I always enjoy your videos AND your overall attitude. You try to learn new things about what your doing,your not a "know it all" I hope you get to enjoy many more years of this. One of these days i hope to visit some of these hot spots you show.
@Aleiria133 жыл бұрын
👍🏽👍🏽🥰 I love watching Your rail-fan videos Danny. I cannot wait to go video our 4-lanes of shiny rails here is Kelso, Washington along our #I-5 corridor, we get a speeding train every 15 minutes on average. I was warned by my friends not to move to Kelso unless I liked the noisy train’s, and that was back in the 1990’s when we only had a single lane of track’s and our twin-drawbridge that blocked traffic whenever a train came from the north or south. Now Kelso has a new raised bridge and our tracks are 4-lanes wide & shiny!👍🏽❤️😎
@kotabeaner4 жыл бұрын
Loved this one Danny! Especially that drone shot of the storage line. It’s so sad that most of those engines are in the retirement or scrap line. Really was the days when those things ran. Well all we can do is make the most of what we got now. You do for sure!
@distantsignal4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dakota. It's funny about old engines. They always start out new and everyone hating them. When CSX was running those B36-7's on almost every freight, we hated them. Now they're treasures we travel hundreds of miles to see. It'll be the same with these heavy Tier 4 GE's they're running now. Those will become scare someday. Just hope it's not from an invasion of foreign built power. Ha!
@georgepawlak68063 жыл бұрын
Danny I love this video and I love the history of Waycross and the train keep up the great videos
@kellymcdonald18954 жыл бұрын
I love these videos because I watch them and they remind me of my dad who passed on February 20th. He was a conductor for ACL, SCL, Seaboard system, and retired CSX out of Wilmington. He kept us fascinated with trains all our lives. We miss him so much.
@tedpatterson1964 жыл бұрын
The fact that all of that engine storage at Rice Yard is "only a fraction" of CSX's roster is mind-blowing. And to imagine all of the other Class I railroads' and short lines' power and rolling stock-- just incredible how massive this industry is. Fantastic video!
@gdrriley4202 жыл бұрын
UP has something like 6500 locos, ~4300 are active as of late april and a report to the STB.
@Papascoffs4 жыл бұрын
Wow!! This was great!!!!! And that engine yard was massive!!!!!
@gregbowen6174 жыл бұрын
Another awesome video from the railfan video king...cheers from the other Melbourne...Australia!
@distantsignal4 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's a very nice compliment, Greg. Thanks!
@scottgibson67354 жыл бұрын
of course,you get a like,Danny.I have been a subscriber. For yeeears,and plan to stay as long as you keep making videos.I would like to go out with you someday.but that’s not likely since a stroke seven years ago,left me paralyzed on my left side,and bedridden.My wife has been wonderful,and is my primary caregiver.At,least ,I can enjoy.your outings vicariously through your videos. Thanks for the video.
@oldtown62404 жыл бұрын
Wow! A great railfanning video. And only a one day excursion. I don't know what it is about railroads, but I enjoying Danny's videos. Thanks Danny.
@DelayInBlockProductions4 жыл бұрын
Another fantastic video!
@Mike-tg7dj4 жыл бұрын
Nicely done! I like that you are catching DPUs in your shots. I guess the days are gone when helper engines would wait at steep grades to push or pull consists over the grade. It's just neat to see a locomotive stuck in the middle of a train.
@rybak044 жыл бұрын
Another video?? Today's gonna be a great day. Thanks Danny. Cheers from Canada!
@haaseshouseoscience63774 жыл бұрын
I totally agree!
@sdrailproductions4 жыл бұрын
You did a great job and cannot wait to see next one!
@patrickhunt55044 жыл бұрын
As a professional driver for 27 years, this intermodal took alot of traffic of the interstates....I still work, but then those cartage companies who go to the ports or inland ports replaced those OTR drivers. Nice video.
@sierra00394 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you showing those of us who are new to railfanning good places to go!
@scrubbbsyboy8444 жыл бұрын
Out of five stars, this video has definitely earned about seven. Excellent video, Danny!
@kevintaylor34274 жыл бұрын
I model the mid-80s ... but your videos make me want to model CSX and today's railroads! Great videos! Keep 'em coming.
@distantsignal4 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@cliffflud72834 жыл бұрын
Excellent video as usual Danny. Thank you from California!!
@robertlloyd71674 жыл бұрын
You guys have the video market cornered. Well done!
@raymondtaylor21524 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy your videos and watching them on my big screen makes it seem as if I'm right there with you ... but of course, that's not the case, and considering I live in London, Ontario, Canada, I don't get down your way very often so thanks so much for sharing your videos and knowledge about the traffic there.
@christherailfan58514 жыл бұрын
I can’t wait, you’re doing great Danny with keeping us entertained during these rough times. Thank you for providing us with such great content! Thank you!
@cg74944 жыл бұрын
To say the overview, of the motive power in that yard was impressive, would be a gross understatement. My jaw dropped when that scene came up. Another wonderful video to watch while enjoying my morning coffee. Keep up the great work Danny.
@andresmorales44924 жыл бұрын
I have to say sir.......I love your Hobby......God bless
@jeffthanson4 жыл бұрын
Hey Danny - congrats on the premiere of this new episode. 750+ live viewers to premiere -- you are loved my friend!
@DonnaHall81172 жыл бұрын
Love this video. First time learning about Waycross Georgia. My mom said that my Great Grandfather was born there
@davidbarkley19664 жыл бұрын
Danny your videos are great,and I like your naration,I am an old Erie Lackawanna conductor that lived thru the Thanksgiving day wreck of 2ny100 at Windom Oh east of Kent terminal,I make it to Bradington Fl about every two years,I would like to meet you,have a safe day !
@toddgleb87834 жыл бұрын
Another great video! Thanks for all the time and effort you put in to creating and posting!
@payshi4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing!!! I am from Waycross and now live in FL. When I talk about our Rice Yard people go: "wait, what's a rice yard?" Here I thought, uneducated, that all of CSX yards were called rice yards🤦♀️ but it was just named after Thomas Rice.
@Cozmo-hp4uo4 жыл бұрын
My father was the engineer on the Q120 intermodal that ran through Waycross Ga on it's Jacksonville Fl to Chicago IL route for his last 7 years with CSX.
@gregorypeterman62164 жыл бұрын
My grandfather ran Savannah to Montgomery daily with the Seaboard Coastline for 40 years. He was driving the train (engineer) during the Meldrin, Ga. disaster. Americus, Ga. was another rail hub, before cars and trucks.
@trains2u1854 жыл бұрын
This guy is great!! Come to Albany NY someday
@jujubee4634 жыл бұрын
I want him to come to the Donner Summit and the Feather River Canyon in northern California. I think he would love the Keddie Wye, the Tobin bridges, and other good spots.
@mattbosko45124 жыл бұрын
If you like CSX, you would like the Selkirk rail yard just south of Albany
@michaelleighton68794 жыл бұрын
Must jump in and add my two cents. Yes vote for wishing Danny might find reason to visit Albany area, esp. for Selkirk, maybe pausing to have some near-freightless fun at pretty famous Harmon Yard a bit south. But something tells me his own neck if the woods will keep him busy for awhile yet.
@meme-xn6wr4 жыл бұрын
I like Albany, but I prefer the Rochester subdivision, not only is it where I live, but there are a few perfect spots for rail fanning there.
@Scioneer4 жыл бұрын
Hampton Roads would be a great sidetrip on the way to Albany NY.
@masmic3984 жыл бұрын
Danny, like all your videos, well edited and full of information, but this topped it for me. Fantastic!! Thank you for sharing.
@anjdevil24 жыл бұрын
Being a former resident of Jax, FL, I have made visits to Folkston and once to Waycross. I have not seen so much rail traffic as I had seen while there. I would frequent Phillips Hwy and St. Augustine Rd in Jax during the late afternoon, to catch all the southbound freights on the FEC. Folkston is an amazing place, really loved it there and I didn't get much time in Waycross, but while I was there, the action was hot and heavy. Thanks for the reminder, Danny.....gotten get back and make a visit!
@thewestpointrouteguy86114 жыл бұрын
Keep 'em comin', Danny. Excellent.
@jeffrumbach1502 жыл бұрын
Hope you have a Happy Father's Day 💙 Danny
@fredthompson45684 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan .For those of us FAR from R/R. Love always Signal readings innevery one and all of that series...NO SIR ...its not your simple roady way traffic lights. Thanks Danny. Love those zoom in for 1.5 miles away and Coming Fast. Eye Candy .
@43loudman4 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU DANNY, i love your videos, very well made and i just really enjoy them, thank you again,.
@tomkibbe8354 жыл бұрын
Simply the best, as always. Thx, Danny.
@collincook29904 жыл бұрын
Another great video. Thank you Danny!
@shantacarr89334 жыл бұрын
Who knew that we would be a hot topic? The trains are very busy here. There is a train track literally everywhere here.
@daf8274 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is without question the most comprehensive, professional railfan video I have seen on KZbin. The production, camera work - including the drone footage - and outstanding narration are in a class by themselves. Based on your vocal quality, I would guess that you’ve been in broadcasting, either radio or TV. Excellent work!
@jimkammerer80284 жыл бұрын
You are the best GREAT VIDEO AWESOME VIDEO and COMMENTS very INTERESTING and INFORMATIVE THANK you FOR your VIDEO and your TIME HAVE a GREAT day JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA. 👍👍👍👍
@maxmartinkoski94314 жыл бұрын
I live in Waycross and I can confirm there are always trains blocking the tracks 😂
@chriscreech7164 жыл бұрын
Thank you M.r. Danny I really enjoy your videos have a good day
@lilmandee27094 жыл бұрын
Best place to live. I've been everywhere, but I always come back home.