I Freeze My Ass Off In Long Island!

I spent an entire day out in the rain, and guess what? I got soaked. But other than that, this was really fun trip down to Long Island to railfan the Long Island Railroad!
Unedited Video + bonus content:
• I freeze my ass of in ...
Intro song:
"Rock Thing" by Creo
• Creo - Rock Thing
licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Tokyo Drift:
"Tokyo Drift" by Teriyaki Boyz
• Tokyo Drift - Teriyaki...
Background song:
"Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod
• Cold Funk
Sad song:
"Rains Will Fall" by Kevin MacLeod
• Kevin MacLeod ~ Rains ...
Outro song:
Song "Flow" by Creo
• Creo - Flow
Editing Software:
Da Vinci Resolve 19 Beta
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My Train Log spreadsheet (always a WIP):
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

[@kobyschechter8163]

It's ON Long Island haha.

[@Thomas1980]

Fantastic sharing! Super Video!

[@Narrowgaugefilms]

Saint James: the oldest station building on the LIRR, built in 1873. I grew up with the LIRR and it has definite advantages/drawbacks as a place to railfan: Plus: There are a lot of trains Minus: The trains only fall into a few large classes, so there is a lot of duplication. Plus: Much more than average there are passenger trains. Minus: Even if freight isn't extremely rare, it's unusual. I live near a busy branch and may only see a couple of freight trains every year.

[@ShortAttentionSpanRailfan]

Wow! Had no idea the St James was that old! I feel your pain brother, I live near the Amtrak Hartford Line, and that line is just Amtrak and CTRail shuttles all day long, plus they’re not even as busy as you get. There is some freight, but it’s sparse. When all the trains look the same I focus less on the trains being unique and put a lot of effort into making each shot unique in its surroundings or the setting and experiment with different angles or viewpoints to make each shot interesting even if all the trains are the same. That’s why I moved around all day while in LI, I knew all the trains would look the same. Do you at least get to railfan other places as well?

[@Narrowgaugefilms]

Sure! -here and there... I was in Alaska at White Pass and Yukon two summers ago, and I go to Maine for the narrow-gauge lines here and there. Back when my son was "Thomas Age", we were in Strasburg maybe once a year: plenty to see there that ISN'T Thomas. I grew up in Western Long Island: back then it was all MU and Electric. seeing a Diesel was a novelty!

[@ShortAttentionSpanRailfan]

@Narrowgaugefilms WP&Y, so jealous, dude, that’s so cool! Yes, Strasburg has some amazing stuff. Im definitely going to visit there once I move to PA. Also, I’m sure we all had a Thomas phase. To be a railfan, it’s kinda obligatory. That’s really great that you got to see the LIRR MU electrics back then, definitely wish I could’ve seen that. It’s crazy how fast the face of railroading can change. Someday we might be saying “Remember when there were GEVOS everywhere? Man, I miss those.”

[@billythekid4793]

Welcome to Long Island. I'm glad you got some shots.

[@ShortAttentionSpanRailfan]

Yes, some good shots. I really want to go back. You’ll have to show me around one day!

[@LNR_Trains]

i see you had some fun watching my local commuter rail😂

[@ShortAttentionSpanRailfan]

Yes.... Fun.... (But yes, I loved every second of it - I love LIRR's paint scheme and its power)

[@zostrelling_]

5:13 common experience for me unfortunately..

[@ShortAttentionSpanRailfan]

Do you live somewhere cold?

[@zostrelling_]

@@ShortAttentionSpanRailfan it gets cold as fuck in winter here, rains a shit ton too.

[@traindude432]

the clearance is 12'-10"

[@ShortAttentionSpanRailfan]

* facepalm *

[@foisixes677]

ON* long island