Sinkhole On The Main Line

What began as a trip to chase a locomotive turned into a stopped main line and a really interesting day on the high iron.

[@TheVideoSteve]

The difference between this railroad channel and all the other railroad ch's is: Danny always gives you detailed information on each video. I enjoy listening to his 'Professional' narration and Editing. Thanks for great videos Danny

[@STL-Railfan]

@@TheVideoSteve his many years working at a TV station really helps! I believe he still does voice-overs for a Tampa TV station.

[@Chainsaw-ASMR]

@@STL-RailfanWait, the narrator really worked for a TV station? I was just thinking that he sounds like someone from my local PBS station. 😅

[@kianwoods4275]

And also restaurant recommendations

[@jackgreen412]

I've seen none better.

[@DavidA.-bv8xy]

Yes. I proficiently agree!😊

[@dalecomer5951]

Now we know. When the going gets tough, Danny gets lunch.

[@DerekWhite-yx2ce]

Can't go wrong.

[@claytonbrown7100]

Unequivocally the best voice-over and script of any KZbin channel.

[@distantsignal]

Much appreciated, Clayton!

[@matthewscott5977]

If you see Walt again tell him M.D. Scott said hi. I worked with him as a conductor, yardmaster, and engineer for many years up until he retired. As an engineer, if i was paired with him i never had to worry about anything. He definitely knew his stuff.

[@PixelHaunts]

It’s another great day when Danny uploads!

[@josephalexander3884]

I appreciate the fact that you easily admit your mistakes,but your dialogue is refreshing. I appreciate that you feature local restaurants. Thank you for your excellent service.

[@quintinthemississippirailfan]

Amazing video of CSX and Amtrak Danny

[@johnchambers8528]

Thanks for another interesting video. It was really Interesting to see them investigate the possible sink hole on the crossing. With all that rain you cannot be too careful. You would not want to derail such a big long train.

[@Shooter12point7]

This channel is better than anything I ever saw on TV about trains, back when I used to watch TV. If I had a magic wand, I would just make versions of this channel for each of my interests with this same narrator, format, and production quality.

[@distantsignal]

That's a very nice compliment. Thanks!

[@Shooter12point7]

@@distantsignal You're welcome, and I hope you can keep this channel going for a long time to come.

[@tropicalties3806]

It's great meeting you Danny. Pretty cool to be in a video, thank you! Don't forget about the Plant City selfies 🤪

[@RollinIsbell]

Good to hear that Debby didn't cause too much stress for you. Thanks for sharing your day trip with us.

[@wst8340]

$16.31 is a steal for that burger 😮

[@rogertemple7193]

This is another great video showing trains and the sinkhole on the tracks but I also enjoyed seeing Darrell's Diner as well thanks. 🇺🇲🚂🚃🚃🇺🇲

[@willardlocks]

Mr. Danny, I love your videos and knowledge of the rails.

[@CowpoteAdventures]

great day for a danny video well done sir

[@JL-yl8gd]

The torque needed to get 170 cars moving is really amazing

[@ramongoodwin8667]

Ive learned sooo much over the years from your videos. It has greatly enriched my love of the railroad and being a railfan. Thank you for your content!!

[@btraker]

If Danny isn't chasing trains, he's chasing that lunch blue plate. Priorities are in order.

[@paulw.woodring7304]

Danny gives Guy Fieri a run for his money.

[@AmtrakTBL]

Wow never heard a restriction given for a possible sink hole before. That’s wild! Great video Danny.

[@malcolmolle8984]

Classic line-'I did the only thing at that time, I had lunch!'

[@tmalfieri1]

😂😂😂😂

[@arshooter1]

I love your radios, the Motorola has been changed out to what appears to be a Kenwood, love the display. As always love your videos and comments. Glad you made it through the storm.

[@Rickybnsf]

10:21 When I usually railfan at Griffith, IN. I always wonder to myself which way CN Z149-31 will go so I can set up in a good spot (intermodal from Port of Quebec, QC to Markham, IL). Some days he takes the CN Matteson Sub to Matteson, IL and eventually Markham Yard, and other days, he stays on the CN South Bend Sub directly to Markham. I originally thought congestion determined which line he took, but now that you give that explanation, it all makes sense now. Danny teaches me better than school. ❤🚆

[@jasonmsmith2]

Small world, I have family that used to live on S broad in Griffith. Just south of the interchange and intersection on the south side of town.

[@Rickybnsf]

@@jasonmsmith2 weird 💀

[@michaelgardinersr9686]

glad you came through Debbie ok, we got over 16" plus another 2 two days later. Had 3 pumps going so ok, Great looking eats, remember when I was young $20 would buy lunch for a week, what a change , thanks again fun to watch your work

[@BERT.MCCR6]

Currently riding the Empire Builder and I’m glad I can get data to watch another great video! Love the videos as always Danny!

[@lelandrogers1078]

As a graduate of Georgia Southern College (before University) I forgive you. I love your videos.

[@philliptaylor4544]

Danny should run for President!

[@mikecoughlin3910]

Thank you so much for all your videos! As a blind guy I really appreciate the descriptiveness

[@Ya_shooter_B]

Well I’m gonna go off of what someone else said before but the best part of the month is seeing a Distant Signal video

[@tylerotto9294]

Literally the best part of the end of my work day. Put in 14-15 hour days come home see the wife and kids have supper and watch a Danny video. Absolutely love it.

[@JimE6243]

When I saw "Polk County" flash on the screen I immediately thought of my favorite sheriff Grady Judd. I'm in Tennessee but I sure wish we had more like him. Thanks for the RR memories Danny. JimE

[@jerryferguson5461]

As an aside, the electronic bell seen at the sinkhole segment at 9:00 minutes atop the crossbuck pole replaces, at many grade crossings, the mechanical bell and ringer of earlier days. The electronic bell is licensed for railroad use as a result of a patent which provided for the solid state recording ability of the patent holder's invention, recording audio onto an integrated circuit or chip. I traded his son for the actual railroad crossing bell used for the solid state recording. His son was using the bell as notification of accuracy while using a .22 rifle. This is a true story. The inventor's name is I.D. Sarrell. He passed several years ago. I have one of his banjos. 12:05 shows a mechanical bell atop the crossbuck pole for contrast.

[@JrSmith-mp6tg]

Thanks for another great video Danny.

[@SignalAspect]

Danny’s back!

[@ronw59]

As always, thank you Danny. This Canuck always looks forward to another of your top notch, entertaining & informative videos. Good to know Debby did you no real harm. Stay safe.

[@PCBill0622]

As always your videos are special. I’ve personally been stuck on Old Tampa at Winston with the same train (M453) on a different day. I love those “pacman” hoppers. Glad you’re on high ground/many in Sarasota and Manatee Counties were not.

[@waltrogers9770]

Danny's video posts, I stop whatever I'm doing and mashing play

[@stephenrickjr.7519]

Glad to hear you and yours are ok. I always look forward to your videos. Thanks again.

[@alexlorenz4103]

I just finished dinner, looker at my phone and went "oohhh, Danny uploaded a new video"

[@distantsignal]

Haha! Glad you saw it!

[@beeble2003]

The 4-bay ADM hoppers at 8:20 are likely carrying dried distiller's grain (DDG), which is what's left after corn has been fermented to make ethanol. If loaded, they're likely being hauled from an ethanol plant to a cattle feed supplier, as DDG is high in protein. That size hopper is also used to haul things like barley and soy beans. Actually, having confidently asserted DDG, now I'm not so sure. The rough condition of the car sides on ADMX 64194 is typical of DDG use -- despite the name "dried", they can be quite moist and can freeze in the car in winter. Conversely, the black staining down the sides of the following car is typical of soy bean loading -- I think it's from load spillage on the roof that rots and runs down the side of the car. (Yum!)

[@rogerberry4088]

I don't know what is better in the these videos. The video or the narration or the food. Always informative and I love to watch these videos. Not to mention the food he eats. Love the small restaurants where ever my wife and myself go. We hunt them out. Keep up the good work. Thanks

[@ConRailFan70]

Great video, as always. I'm glad you're safe down there after Debby!

[@Crazcosmopwnu]

Your voice always reminds me of the narrator from the Lionel Train Town video game and brings back memories of me playing that on my grandparents' computer when I was younger. You have the perfect voice for talking about trains!

[@wayneyadams]

My mother-in-law lives in Sebring, and about fifteen (15) years ago, a sinkhole right around the corner from her swallowed an entire house. Today, there is nothing but a fenced off hole where the house used to stand. Sinkholes are scary things, they can open up and swallow whole houses in just a few seconds.

[@niobraraterminalrailroad2709]

When Danny posts a video everything stops and I gotta watch! Another great video Danny! Glad to hear you didn’t have any damage.

[@MargieCooper6045]

Your videos are always good ones. I watch for them. Thank you!

[@BobSmith-mj7ik]

Glad you're ok Danny

[@LasVegas68]

Danny, you are a smooth talking Railroad guru, sir! I love your videos!!!

[@edwardroberts2997]

Hello Danny, I do enjoy your videos. I am from East Hartford, Conn., age 83, and have railfan myself for some 45 years

[@treos17]

im a yardmaster, distributed power can really screw up plans on yarding trains too

[@MikeDavis-vu3jr]

On your new SCL sign. Found this information that your resources may be able to verify. "SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD -Vintage Round, Metal 30-inch sign. A small number of these signs (unused warehouse stock) were made available at public sale over forty years ago when the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad was merging into Family Lines/Seaboard System and ultimately CSX Transportation. It is slightly under 30 inches in length. The item “SCL SEABOARD COAST LINE RAILROAD Vintage Round Metal Logo Sign". Good Luck

[@distantsignal]

Thanks! I think it's only about 22" in diameter, like might fit on the back doors of a truck trailer.

[@gdub350]

Any other video that’s 13 minutes “that’s way too long” A Danny Harmon video that’s 13 minutes “that’s way too short”

[@ronw59]

Exactly!

[@JazmoHits]

the production, professionalism, and storytelling only gets better and better, im always impressed! so glad i subbed to you

[@ebf82234]

Excellent, excellent video, Danny. Over here in Davenport / Haines City, I follow daily manifest M457, daily local L772, and the occasional northbound / southbound coal units to / from Orlando. Hearing the familiar "JA" Dispatcher voice (his name is Brian) @5:31 and @6:40 was really cool...he's one of CSX's best, keeps me well-informed of A-Line activity, and does a fantastic job of orchestrating moves on the single-track line through here. Thanks for a great presentation...👌👍👍

[@nicholasglisonn836]

Dade City to Bushnell evokes nostalgia for me. As child the S line in those parts meant rides to Sarasota on The Silver Meteor. An uncle, Sammy Cruthers, used to switch the train at Wildwood. If we drove, US 301 paralleled the tracks much of the way. Dad would pull off the highway if we saw a train so we could watch it pass.

[@danlowe8684]

That looks like what we call 'pumping' in the road business - not a sinkhole. There is excess moisture under the bituminous and fine aggregate is being pumped out with the moisture by the heavy loading. You can see the wet fines (mud) collected on the edge of the pavement. It will have to be dug up and replaced.

[@Nasty-Canasta]

Ive been getting into amateur photography recently. I love planespotting but i also dabble in railfanning too. I was out Saturday seeing what i could catch and ran across another railfan. We got to talking and i mentioned how i was a subscriber to your channel and it turns out they are as well. You've got fans everywhere, but definitely two from North Carolina

[@distantsignal]

Wow! That's great. Please say to all your railfan friends up there. I love NC.

[@peterredfern1174]

Another top number Danny,yes sink holes can be dangerous specially after rain,we call em mud holes here in Oz but still the same thing,safe travels,take care mate,regards,🙏👋👋👏👏👍👍🇦🇺🚂

[@artiek1177]

Always great to see another video Danny. Good to hear that you had no storm damage.

[@robertheinkel6225]

Sinkholes are o joke in Florida. A few years ago, they were building an elevated expressway between Brandon and Tampa. It was three lanes wide, and was being built in the medium of the existing tollroad. One morning before opening the elevated, one of the support pillars was swallowed by a sinkhole, dropping the elevated roadway onto the existing tollway.

[@matthewscott5977]

The incident you are talking about was over 15 years ago. Also, it wasn't a sinkhole it was a miscalculation in their test core drilling. They thought they had hit bedrock so they put the pilings in and when the roadbed was put on it sank into the ground. They had to tear down that section and put the pilings in deeper.

[@beeble2003]

Anywhere you see a landscape with fairly flat ground and lots of roughly circular lakes, you know you're in sinkhole country. Florida's covered in them; there are a lot around Minneapolis, too.

[@WorldOfRailfanning]

Another great video by yours truly!

[@philipcollins5440]

I like your fence. Sorry about all the water😮 I wish U could send it to us...😊

[@MrAzcatfan97]

Danny, as a fellow fan of DJI drones, please make sure to write to your local representatives regarding the proposed bill to ban their use and sale in the US. American drone manufacturer Skydio, has lobbied the senate to ban their sale under the guise of "Security," but the ulterior motive is simply the fact that Skydio makes an inferior product to DJI and can't compete.

[@karcinogen]

6:20, that's an average crossing in Southern Ontario. Haha Cheers Danny!

[@thomasm1964]

I can't remember the last time I saw a mixed freight on British rails. Alas, our freight trains are all modular these days. I know it is more efficient to do things that way but it takes much of the joy of train-spotting away.

[@AllenWorshiperofJesus]

Always brightens my day up to see you post! Greetings from Harlan :))

[@STL-Railfan]

Those ADM hoppers are most likely out of St. Louis. ADM has a huge presence here and they also use river barges in addition to the hoppers.

[@beeble2003]

ADM is one of the largest grain companies in the world. No particular reason to assume the cars are out of St Louis -- they could be from any one of dozens of major locations in the US.

[@MrBillCNW]

Thank you, Danny for another great video. Be safe out there on the high iron.

[@fuzzyalpaca4727]

I was exhumed from my grave so I could watch this video

[@ratfink55]

Sometimes it's the side trips that make railfanning fun. Thanks for sharing yours Danny.👍

[@Gods33Acres]

Just yesterday I checked my subscriptions to see if I had missed another informative and fun video from Danny. Nope. I had not. Imagine my delight when my notifications today alerted me to what I had been anticipating. Hope all is well Danny. Stay safe. Thanks for your content. Scot... a railfan from eastern Iowa.

[@philippummer8130]

This is the 1ST video of yours I've seen. I like the content so far and I appreciate your calm and clear voice.

[@countdooku1971]

Educational, informative, and you work up an appetite by seeing what's for lunch. Thanks for taking us on your rail adventures, Danny!! 🙂

[@carthonasi83]

I was there at Bushnell four years ago to sign for my first home in Florida when I moved down from Georgia after living there for 36 years.

[@yk.dezire]

I went to Folkston today and on the way back I was watching an older video of yours about Folkston. Coincidentally you just happened to upload a video while I was watching you! 😂

[@thomasmackowiak]

Thank you for this video, Danny, on what happens when someone finds a problem with the railroad tracks and how the local police and the railroad cooperate to ensure that there is or is not a need to prevent train activity until a potential problem can be fixed. Also thank you for the information on CSX trains canenter Winston Yard. That cheeseburger looks delicious. (Posted 12 August 2024 at 2337 CDT.)

[@christopherstyle878]

Railfanning 101: when lack of trains, find good food! 👍 thanks Danny, always a great video with fun commentary, 😎

[@RCAvhstape]

I guess those guys were okay with your drone? You can see them looking up at it as they're examining the pavement. I always love the sound of the wheels on those Amtrak passenger cars, that singing noise they make.

[@ThatOneRailfanYT]

Thank you Danny!

[@Steve-xf4uv]

Thanks for another informative and interesting video, from a Canadian railfan ( Montreal area).

[@tzadik36]

Thank you for this video! A delight every time to hear your narration and see your videography. Glad the "sinkhole" did not turn out to be as bad as was feared. And of course you made me hungry again. And a few nice trains. One has to have acquaintance with these machines from childhood to have the liking for them.

[@Midway_CV-41]

glad to hear all is well and safe after Tropical Storm Debby going through. Sending prayers to those who were affected by Tropical Storm Debby

[@MattTheLizard]

Danny... you did it again. Perfect video.

[@fredhayman1235]

Always glad to see a Distant Signal notification…👍

[@JohnLeslie68]

You guys are SO lucky to have active railroads around. Here in NH most all rails are now bike paths except a few tourist rails. Thanks for sharing them

[@jaredklock8754]

Glad you guys didn't get any damage.

[@BRUINKITTYFOXYCAT]

Love your videos

[@oldad6207]

Good evening, Railfan Danny. Always a good evening when you post.

[@thomasshannon2741]

Awesome that chris shanon & I 😆😆😆

[@paulkoza8652]

The state of Florida is a ticking time bomb. Sink holes, tropical storms, over development. So, Danny, when the next big one hits, I'm expecting a video on how CSX and FEC deal with it. Now that will be highly interesting.

[@BrickMasterB06]

always a good time seeing one of your uploads

[@rylixoxo]

Thank you Danny for the great content you produce I look forward to everyone of your videos!

[@tomgebbie6294]

Hi Danny, great video as always. Those old CP Rail cylindrical covered hoppers with the Multimark (Pac Man) logo are patched out for OFOX, which is Residco, a rail leasing company. So they are "used cars". LOVE seeing that Multimark!

[@LanceMan6012]

If you have not already figured it out after watching a few of Danny's videos, Danny is also a Foody and gives great recommendations along his travels.

[@MeadowbrookRailroders]

Danny, I have always loved your hat! While in the keys this week I found one. Just trying to be as kool as you!

[@distantsignal]

Haha! Hope you got it at a non-tourist shop somewhere. I almost bought one in downtown Key West, but my son told me they were much cheaper at the Walgreens on Stock Island.

[@the_halton_sub_railfan77]

Did not expect a video from Danny LOL😅😂

[@danielhildebrand6892]

Amazing how different the wheels on an Amtrak sound vs rolling stock.

[@Maverick_31]

We got what was left of Debby up here north of the border. Tell you what, switching rail cars in torrential rain is not fun. Even with a good rain suit, you're getting soaked, your kicks never get to the hitch no matter how hard you let it go, you can't see jack so you have to go slower than normal, not to mention everything you walk on seems to turn into an ice rink 😂

[@paulkoza8652]

Get used to it.

[@Maverick_31]

Oh for sure, it comes with the job. I still love it, one of the few at my terminal that actually do lol.

[@w.rustylane5650]

I used to live in Jonesboro, GA, and I model the Central of Georgia Railroad. When we moved from GA to TN I had to tear down my HO scale layout and am planning to build another one pretty soon. All the railroad equipment I see these days are all too modern for my turn of the century railroad. I usually have to build my rolling stock from kits. Cheers from an ex-Georgian in eastern TN

[@keithralston1133]

Nice video. Glad you didn't have any damage from Debby, we didn't have any over in Clearwater either. Looking forward to the next video.

[@gaffneyrailroading1982]

We got a deluge here in Upstate South Carolina.

[@richardforschler2448]

We are watching with the whole family. Danny love your videos. Good quality family time!!