[47] 32 Trains with Colors in Birmingham, AL, Part 2/2, 11/23/2016 ©mbmars01

[@mikehowey4869]

very cool video! Birmingham is a busy place!! enjoyed every minute..can't wait for the next one!

[@mbmars01]

Awesome, nice you enjoyed it. Bham is a good place to railfan for sure.

[@shnimmuc]

Wonderful video and diverse power. Thanks Robert

[@mbmars01]

Thank you, awesome :)

[@tom-and-mom]

(22:11) CSX SD40-3 leads eastbound CSX intermodal Q027-22. (Same destinations as NS 295.)

[@vonmazur1]

Guys: The two tracks on the south side are the so called high line. This is where CSX and NS would interchange, but no longer. NS made a connection at the CSX main north near Boyles Yard, so these tracks downtown are used for storage. The far end (West) of the Amtrak Station used to be an unloading facility for corn syrup for the Buffalo Rock Bottling Co. This was discontinued some time ago and they now have a facility in the industrial park south of town. CSX services that area. Amtrak only needs the one track now in the station, so the others are disconnected. Amtrak exits to the west, on NS, and goes by the site of the former tower, and rejoins the NS just west of that.

[@mbmars01]

Many thanks, Dale, for the additional information! I still remember most of it from our pleasant conversation on the Rainbow Bridge that same day!

[@iusetano]

Excellent video.

[@mbmars01]

Thank you :)

[@philliplee980]

cool music. sweet CSX, NS, UP, Amtrak, KCS, nice. sweet horn on NS #3493 SD40-2 nice. awesome video.

[@mbmars01]

Thank you! It's just a fun place to visit with this great variety and density of trains.

[@philliplee980]

mbmars01 your welcome

[@icemantwo1448]

Hey, greetings from Germany, I love your videos and American trains, please keep up the good work

[@mbmars01]

Greetings back! Thank you, I'll do my best. BTW, I love German trains, too. My favorite steam engine is the BR 01 :)

[@icemantwo1448]

A nice choice, it is one of my favorite steam engines too ;)

[@keonisan]

Back in October I spent several hours on the rainbow bridge and I never once saw an NS go straight under that signal bridge in the distance nor did I see one come from that direction.

[@mbmars01]

I remember NS traffic was also somewhat erratic when I filmed in Birmingham.

[@keonisan]

@@mbmars01 I did see a single CSX unit come from the turnout and run back to the yard, that was pretty strange.

[@vonmazur1]

The unexpected NS reverse move, was the scrap run to the aptly named Schnitzler scrap yard...Nomen erat Omen ??

[@mbmars01]

+vonmazur1 Ah, that makes sense! I had forgotten him. Haha, yes, you're perfectly right! The name says everything.

[@norfolksouthernguy9350]

great video cool trains

[@mbmars01]

Thank you!

[@larryrwendelljr4465]

Part one was excellent, Part is superb, Super work, keep it up, it is appreciated what you do best! :o)

[@mbmars01]

Haha, I hope there are other things that I can do better - eventually this is just a hobby - but I'm very happy that you like the vids!

[@larryrwendelljr4465]

It's that extra touch of excellence that you give videos that has me saying this. By putting up titles for each train, it's train number and what is happening, that's what makes it superb in my book.

[@OnlyTrains399]

Great video and catches! Birmingham looks like an awesome place to Railfan! What camera do you use?

[@mbmars01]

Thank you. It is awesome, for sure. I use my Panasonic HC-V550 camcorder most of the time.

[@davidphilpott6606]

Nice job!! I really enjoyed your night shots. I can see why you moved up to the 22nd st bridge. Better lighting?

[@mbmars01]

Thanks! Yup, that was the reason. 21st has the better long view to the south, but this is obviously useless at night anyway.

[@Nicola636128]

Very cool video.

[@mbmars01]

+Nicola636128 Thank you!

[@jleveille2]

Thank you for this video your night videos very well done. It had been a little while since I added a comment. I hope you are doing well and had a great Holiday season. I look forward to your videos in 2017

[@mbmars01]

Thank you, I'm glad you're still watching my vids :)

[@bigrick366]

Some nice catches.

[@mbmars01]

Thanks!

[@dalejrfan1971]

I really enjoyed watching Trains with Colors in Birmingham, AL parts 1 & 2 last night. I don't know how it works but last night my chronic back pain would not calm down. I watched both parts of Trains with Colors in Birmingham, AL and it helped my chronic back pain calm down. Maybe watching your train videos helps me not focus on my pain. If you ever get the chance to come to Canada you should watch the trains that come and go from the rail yard in Toronto, Ontario Canada. How long did you record the trains for the Trains with Colors in Birmingham, AL Parts 1 & 2? That was awesome how the engineer for Norfolk Southern said "hi" to you with the small toots of the horn. When your recording the trains do you wear ear plugs for when the trains blast their horns? I can imagine those horns have to be quite loud when the engineer blasts the horn. I lived in a town in Northern Ontario in Canada called Timmins from 1985 to 2005. During the late 80's I used to hang around the rail yards and watch them put together freight trains. The engineers would let me ride in the cab of the locomotive while they were putting the freight trains together. The company that operates freight trains in Northern Ontario is called Ontario Northland. I remember I was riding in the cab of the locomotive when the engineer asked me if I would like to "drive" the train. Of course I said YES in a heartbeat. That was a very cool experience "driving" the train, I drove the train from a twon called South Porcupine to Timmins which was about 20 miles. In 1992 the mayor of Timmins had the train tracks pulled up in Timmins. That killed Tourism to Timmins because to drive to Timmins from where I live now, Grimsby, Ontario Canada would take 12 freaking hours.

[@mbmars01]

Distraction is certainly good. Keeping the mind busy with other things than dealing with the pain is probably helpful. I'd love to come to Canada, but it's quite a bit of an excursion from where I live and needs some preparation. There are in total 10 videos I produced from the material I recorded in Birmingham while I spent just 4 days there. It's a very busy railroad town. No, I don't wear ear plugs. I love the sound of the horns and squealing wheels. Your story is great. I would have loved to ride these trains, too. Unfortunately, the paranoia that set in after 9 / 11 makes it nowadays almost impossible to get into closer touch with the railroads. The employees have their strict guidelines. A shy horn is often the best you can expect to get lol

[@lennongroover4189]

I’m from bham…just got back from the Ross bridge valley, and they go pretty/kinda/sme wht fast through there/their, abs…kick up quite a breeze/breese too

[@lennongroover4189]

But…where’s you get one of those scanners from?🤔🤨🧐🤷‍♂️Saw some on line, but still…just was kinda curious

[@mbmars01]

I use a Uniden BC125AT and I think I ordered it from Amazon.

[@FEROMODELISTAS]

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[@mbmars01]

Gracias!

[@FEROMODELISTAS]

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[@littlepipersupertuxkart3043]

Union Pacific et44ac are coming while the band playing graduation song👩‍🎓🎵🎵🎵📯🎷📯😱😱😱😱 Wow that railfan Band cool

[@mbmars01]

Lol

[@zakkuchannel1531]

very nice movie! I am from Japan.do you like Japan?

[@mbmars01]

+チルノと鉄道チャンネル Thank you! Unfortunately, I haven't yet been in Japan, but I'm sure it is exciting!

[@JOINTBAW]

is that place wer your filming a yard of some kind or what do they use it for?

[@mbmars01]

No! It's mainly filmed from bridges in downtown Birmingham across several CSX and NS tracks. There have been yards in the past though.

[@jerryswarens5323]

cool video

[@mbmars01]

+jerry swarens Glad you like it!

[@NW475]

I've never been to Birmingham, how many trains does gets in a day?

[@mbmars01]

BNSF, NS, and CSX have large yards there, KCS and UP do transfers. My guess is that the greater Birmingham area sees at least 100 trains per day, maybe about 70-80 go through downtown.

[@NW475]

Wow that's a lot. Thanks for the reply.

[@JOINTBAW]

and what was that heavy load on that kcs ?

[@mbmars01]

I don't know! Maybe a turbine or a part of one?

[@jerryswarens5323]

nice spot to catch trains

[@mbmars01]

+jerry swarens Oh yes!

[@anasmorad7373]

jerry swarens

[@davidbarnett9312]

From my vantage point, the two tracks on the left of the main get no love, as in maintenance, or so it seems.

[@JOINTBAW]

o ok thought it was like a transfer or supply yard of something its still cool tho

[@csxtransportationrailfan3085]

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[@stilas2862]

Fir an VrexS. Texas radiotherapy

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