HD: Busiest Freight Railroad in America! BNSF's Marceline Mainline (Pt. 1)

[@johncline7518]

I remember monitoring communications on this line back in the mid to late 90’s. PBX phone patches were still in widespread use then. I remember one particular cranky old dispatcher who would mutter cuss words under his breath when MOW crews called him for track and time. I wish I had recorded it. It was classic.

[@donhunking2286]

Great action , good video work . A pleasure to watch . BIG & FAST , that's how I like 'em.

[@donhunking2286]

Mike , we like this video a lot and have enjoyed it several times now . Could you try to get more signaling . It's cool to see what the crews see and understand what each one means . Close ups of crossovers Are cool too . Great work , looking forward To seeing more .

[@MainTrack]

Thank you! I appreciate you watching! I’ve got some additional projects in the works. I will see what signaling elements I can include!

[@donhunking2286]

Thank you .

[@mikaelrinto]

Great videos. Hope someday I can see those trains directly. Greetings from Indonesia

[@badassrails]

This line is awesome. I'd love to railfan this line someday.

[@uraqtee]

Just found your channel and found this video to be very interesting and informative as you tell where it is and the direction of travel. I live and have all my life (So Far) 73 years in Cleburne Texas which is 30 miles south of Fort Worth Texas and on the main line on the old Santa Fe/now BNSF between Chicago and Galveston Texas. Really became a railfan about 15 years ago, but I had brothers, my dad, uncles and grandad all working for the ATSF in Cleburne in the past. Looking forward to seeing more videos, and your good work, Thanks

[@WhiteRiverRails]

Awesome trains and spots!! I liked the Tier IV ET44C4's on some of those trains in the beginning!

[@MainTrack]

Thank you!! I saw more trains that weekend than I knew what to do with! Ha. Most of the trains were headed up by GE units of some sort...mainly GEVOs.

[@WhiteRiverRails]

+Locomotive Mike Yea, GEVOs are my favorite if you couldn't tell already lol

[@MainTrack]

+BNSFguy 617 Ha...I was thinking they might be your favorite. I have always like GEVOs as well. As of late, I have been taking more of a liking to the brand-new SD70ACe units.

[@iceman6065]

Awesome as usual Mike.

[@MainTrack]

I sure appreciate that!!

[@irelandbloke]

Great channel !

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

nice video Mike and great catch of all the train's in your video.

[@MainTrack]

+Mike Troina -- Thanks, Mike! I appreciate you watching. I subscribed to your channel, and look forward to seeing your CSX stuff!

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

Your welcome and thanks for subscribing to my channel.

[@MainTrack]

+Mike Troina You bet! Keep those cool videos coming!

[@CSXEMDTrainLover]

Ok thanks yes I will.

[@jeffreymcfadden9403]

I remember chasing the TPW in 1983, and we chased the TPW all the way to ft. madison. the TPW would cross the river and yard at the ATSF in Iowa. got a shot with some TPW alcos there. some of the last ATSF F7s would be loaned out to finish out their lives on TPW. the ATSF actually owned the TPW for several years before they cut it loose. i have some ATSF on old TPW from 1985-6. TPW was an awesome rail line to chase and photo. I even caught the TPW on the logansport to columbus/pittsburg trains. sadly the logansport to columbus line is all but gone now.

[@karljesaitis3656]

How long are these trains?

[@superdriver777]

Many are well over 1 mile long - I'm from the East coast and I've counted 100+ cars before near Hershey, PA, with each car being between 55' and 70' long. I wouldn't be surprised if most of these trains are at least that long.

[@NinoE402B]

Beautiful!!! Greetings from South Italy :)))

[@MainTrack]

+NinoE402B Thanks for that! I sure appreciate the compliments. It looks like you have some pretty cool videos, too. I look forward to watching your stuff. I know there are some really cool trains in Europe!

[@NinoE402B]

+Locomotive Mike Thank you :) loading new videos of both the French railways [SNCF] that the Italian [Trenitalia], now I'm in Menton on the French Riviera!

[@AussieChristophe27]

UP Triple track mainline across Nebraska!

[@OSUEngel]

Where's the train in the thumbnail?

[@jamalzafar77]

loving 👍👍❤️❤️

[@danielodonnell7558]

awesome suace

[@woodyifhecould4024]

What does intermodel mean

[@MainTrack]

Hello! Great question! Intermodal refers to trains which carry shipping containers (the boxes which look like truck trailers but without wheels of their own). These same containers can be transported by several modes…by ship, semi truck, or train.

[@NDVC.]

Good !

[@PelukaUSA]

Mike I'm looking for a video of a terminal in the USA where the wagons let them go alone by the different ways and they slow down alone ... you know what I mean

[@oldhoghead5601]

LOL.... yeah, they are classification yards.....also referred to as Hump Yards

[@AlexTraxxas]

Looks like I need to go there

[@AlexTraxxas]

Locomotive Mike nice. I railfan in florida. if you see my videos you can tell.

[@tyhik9338]

Locomotive Mike do metra

[@alannaanayaandkaliahshow4003]

Hi

[@MainTrack]

I hope to make it to Chicago soon! What are some good spots to watch trains up there?

[@MainTrack]

I just took a look and subscribed! Great videos! I need to make it down south sometime! Thanks for watching!

[@HorstHelmutHenßen]

Nice, what you are doing with the sound!!!

[@MainTrack]

Hi! For the sound, I use a Rode Video Mic mounted and plugged into my DSLR. Sometimes, I plug the Rode into my Zoom external recorder- depending on the situation.

[@Videostosnoreto]

Nice shot at 8:30!

[@MainTrack]

+Archangel Photography Thank you! I appreciate you stopping by and watching

[@UnitedRailroader]

How many trains per hour is here? Like 5?

[@MissouriRails]

Averages around 3, lulls here and there but then the next hour you'll have like 7

[@briansivley2001]

You got something wrong in the video. Walt Disney was born in Chicago not there he just moved there from Chicago as a kid.

[@MainTrack]

Hi Brian! You are absolutely right! In the video, I mentioned Marceline was a boyhood home for Walt Disney. But, I can see how that might throw some people off. I went ahead and added a clarification note in the video- he was born in Chicago, but lived in Mareceline for part of his childhood.. I appreciate you watching, and for letting me know how I can make things better for other viewers!

[@generalcheeze7274]

Have you ever been to BNSF's Chicago Subdivision?

[@MainTrack]

Hi! No, I haven't it made it that far north yet. But, it is on my list of places to visit! Thanks for watching!

[@aurelioortiz8720]

La plata mo

[@davehughesfarm7983]

I have a few train vids at my channel Dave Hughes Farm..

[@indianrailwaywesternrailwa1398]

Comment from Indian railways

[@anundverk.privat8761]

Califonia

[@evanwaters1074]

I always thought the BNSF Racetrack was the busiest.

[@MissouriRails]

Maybe with the passenger trains but there isn't a ton of freight traffic.

[@mosesknows2062]

Nice video LM, enjoyed the commentary and good production values... I like your channel and subscribed for future updates.. If you have a sec. give my channel a look, though eclectic I have several train videos with good close up footage etc. Thanks much, Moses...

[@MainTrack]

+moses knows - Thank you! I sure appreciate you watching. I checked out your channel...you've got some cool videos, too! I sub'ed and look forward to seeing more!

[@robertgoodspeed4172]

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[@FeelingShred]

any OpenTTD players out there? =D