Spectacular footage Dan, thx for taking us along...
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Ted!
@rickyates351024 күн бұрын
Absolutely beautiful Dan!!!
@frederickkgagane2 ай бұрын
The view is phenomenal. The mountains look beautiful.
@TheRailfanDan2 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@dadiodude6 ай бұрын
WOW!! A spectacular video with spectacular scenery. One of your best yet.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much I'm glad you think so!
@Perfusionist016 ай бұрын
Wow! What a fantastic area! You do a great job of capturing some of the action in the Northwest. I always enjoy your photography and production values.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Gary!
@strangerous13136 ай бұрын
Very cool scenery, Dan. Thanks for bringing us along!
@thomasmaughan47986 ай бұрын
Wow! What a marvelous long continuous shot.
@WavzonRox396 ай бұрын
Really enjoying these cuts with your music, Thank you for doing these!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks I'm so glad you are!
@naskarkev6 ай бұрын
Two thumbs up!! Amazing scenery, once again!
@dab10686 ай бұрын
Another fantastic video Dan. Love the rugged looks of that area. Great shot of the falls too.
@bruceskehan2516 ай бұрын
Thank you for letting me ride along ( magnificent terrain ). Again OUTSTANDING. Brewske
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Bruce!
@trainmaster93236 ай бұрын
Beautiful !!
@scottsmith705118 күн бұрын
Nice music, very relaxing. And the scenery!! 😮
@TheRailfanDan17 күн бұрын
Quite rugged isn't it?
@GRBVideo6 ай бұрын
Excellent Footage. One of the many locations I plan to visit in the next few years!!!
@Dreamworld9866 ай бұрын
Beautiful footage, especially the waterfall and the train. Wish I could go there.
@mermiriam6 ай бұрын
Magnificent, as usual. Great music, too.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Miriam!
@lihumatp6 ай бұрын
About 8 years ago I‘ve missed the falls by some miles only, when I head from Spokane to Columbia River Gorge to see the trains. What a great place! Many thanks to let me know. Greetings from Germany.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Yes you were right near the falls here to drive South from Spokane. Thanks glad you enjoyed!
@finlayfraser99525 ай бұрын
Stunning!
@tomrunge20166 ай бұрын
I cannot imagine how they cut through all of that lava rock for that rail line. Must have taken years. You have so many great videos for us to enjoy.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
It is pretty amazing and thank you!
@Stefan_Boerjesson6 ай бұрын
Great shot, incredible scenes.
@tonydavey37412 ай бұрын
Another great video Dan wow all of that pickaxe and shovel work that went into building that line, thanks for sharing, stay safe
@TheRailfanDan2 ай бұрын
Thanks so much and yeah no kidding!
@N-Scale6 ай бұрын
Beautiful !!! Thanks Dan , Mike
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks Mike!
@a.m.c.s.82782 ай бұрын
I didn't realize that drone technology has allowed for such long distances. Amazing work! Great video!
@chrisusher13566 ай бұрын
Was just at Palouse Falls yesterday, its an insane amount of planning and engineering that went into creating that line. Thanks for sharing.
@nickandrade67776 ай бұрын
Fantastic scenery and great video quality, Dan. Thanks so much. Love to see the wonderful scenery of western Canada and USA, and drone footage just makes it so much more enjoyable. Cheers.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Nick! I'm so glad you enjoy!
@hardystrathe17134 ай бұрын
fantastic track, Amazing scenery I like your videos Dan greetings from a german railfan we would say "einfach klasse" Jürgen
@TheRailfanDan4 ай бұрын
Danke! Much appreciated!
@f5guy1026 ай бұрын
Greetings RFD! Thanks for posting all of these great videos! I just subscribed. Several decades back I used to shoot trains with my 35mm camera. Then I took a job as a conductor and later engineer, and lost most of my interest in trains. Checking out your video's has rekindled some of that interest now that I'm approaching retirement. I've always loved these big scenic shots with great light and elevation, and a drone seems to be the way to go. I couldn't imagine having this sort of technology available 30 years ago. The shots that I could have gotten......
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Hey thanks so much! Well that is a high comment how great it could be rekindled for you! I am younger but I too think about what it would be like if the drone technology existed years ago. It's easy to dream about!
@ralphdady37286 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I remember as a kid of 6 or 7 visiting a brother of my mom’s and his family in LaCrosse, Wa., I’m 71 now. I remembered a waterfall that look like it flow down into a hole. I knew we didn’t drive too far to see it. And seeing this video Palouse Falls was the one we saw. I looked it up and it is just a little over 45 minutes away from LaCrosse. It brought back great memories of my childhood.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Well that is really wonderful Ralph! Actually I just posted another video of the Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad and I captured them running right through LaCrosse. You might enjoy watching that one too!
@kicko616 ай бұрын
Railfan Dan has the best train videos on the net. I have been watching his videos for a long time.Thank you Dan.
@stevek41536 ай бұрын
Wow! What a great show. I’ve lived in the NW all my life and never know about this stretch of rail. Thanks for posting.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks Steve! It's pretty out there in the middle of no where!
@Oregontrailblazin5 ай бұрын
AMAZING !!I watch alot of Nick Zenter on youtube and from Washington .As a child traveling with my family to different Dam locations .I never have put two together and the history of the the great floods . And you have brilliantly put this all together . And in the Spring !! Thanks Man !
@TheRailfanDan5 ай бұрын
I have seen a little bit of his work and it is great. Thanks so much I'm glad you think so highly of this! It is incredible what the great floods did to so much of the landscape.
@TrainLordJC6 ай бұрын
Fantastic footage of this awesome railroad with magnificent drone work. What makes me appreciate even more is that I have watched so many of Nick Zentner's KZbin channel (even this morning) where he discusses the advances and retreats of past glaciations in this area as well as the Missoula floods which have so greatly influenced the geology of the area through which this rail line travels through the Large Igneous Province of the Columbia Lava Field formed over fifteen million years ago. I wish I had known all this knowledge when I was living and travelling throughout the US and Canada in the 80's because I certainly would have visited the scablands of this area. But as a 72 year old Dutch Australian living now back in Australia I can appreciate both hobbies of combining rail fanning and geology. Your videos add to that. Thank you. Cheers from the Train Lord in South Australia.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you for all of that! It is very interesting to think about how this and so much was formed from the Missoula floods. It is 100% about the magnificent regions that railroads travel through that give me my motivation. This one honestly high on the all time list for me.
@jpesciallo5 ай бұрын
Great scenic drone footage! Great coverage of the landscape and geography. Great background music. And great narration. Excellent! Ah-inspiring!
@TheRailfanDan5 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@nickkaveney10006 ай бұрын
Thank you again for a wonderful Travelogue video of your beautiful country. Never been to the States, but then again I have these to watch. Also a handy visual reference for anyone building a model U.S layout.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Nick and yes I get that a lot from modelers! It's nice to know there is that secondary benefit to these videos.
@haroldwilkes5984 ай бұрын
Love that area, took many rides to Palouse Falls, wish I'd walked more of the railroad when I had the chance, it's a lot more interesting from the drone view though, on the ground the cut walls block most of the view.Thanks a lot for bringing back happy memories.
@TheRailfanDan4 ай бұрын
Well great I'm glad I could bring back happy memories. Thanks for sharing!
@deanrivera80166 ай бұрын
Your footage of Eastern Oregon and Washington is spectacular, I cannot imagine the laborious task of laying all those submerged track beds and tunnels, definitely a feat in engineering Thank you…..
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much Dean you're too kind!
@normsweet17106 ай бұрын
Thank You for filming this rugged expanse of railroading . I did know this terrain existed. I’ve seen some clips of “the Milwaukee road” where it used to run. Spectacular as it is, I believe this is more rugged and imposes a greater challenge to build; and maintain
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot! Yes Eastern Washington used to be a spider web of rail lines but those days are long gone. The old Milwaukee and SP&S lines ripped up as well as many other branch lines long gone.
@railfan5096 ай бұрын
Man I love the Ayer Sub just for its scenery. It has lots of opportunities for nice photos and videos. You took those opportunities because the footage is outstanding. Nice Work!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you and yes you are 100% correct. I think it could be argued as the most striking subdivision in the Northwest. From here to Joso, even Hooper is pretty rugged through the cuts along there and I also think Ankeny is a pretty striking section as well. In a couple weeks or so I will be releasing a video of everything I caught on the Ayer Sub in 3 days worth of trains and I think you will really enjoy it.
@railfan5096 ай бұрын
@TheRailfanDan I bet I will. It's too bad the Ayer Sub is so dead lol. I can't wait to watch it!
@SouthernAlbertaRail6 ай бұрын
Fantastic video Dan!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@oldgandy53556 ай бұрын
I grew up in Eastern Washington, and I mostly agree with you as far as the most rugged, although the Wind River Canyon in Wyoming is on my list of the top 10 also. BNSF Central Oregon has a spot there too. Awesome drone work.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Ironic you mention that. To me personally Wind River Canyon is the top of the top. Just my preference at least.
@oldgandy53556 ай бұрын
@@TheRailfanDan I worked for several years as a Section man on the Thermopolis section, eventually becoming a Track Inspector from Bridger, MT to Casper, WY. My Father was an engineer for the Northern Pacific/ BN/ BNSF for 48 years. He shoveled coal as fireman on the last steam run from Pasco to Spokane, and was engineer in a diesel on the return trip to Pasco.
@bert-qu3iq6 ай бұрын
We've got the Fraser and Thompson river canyons in BC which are breathtaking but the landscape through eastern Washington and Oregon is spectacular. Thanks for the stunning footage.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks Bert! Yes those canyons are spectacular as well!
@coclementsjr6 ай бұрын
Magnificent.
@Zsolti0NYM6 ай бұрын
This landscape is simply unbelievable. The waterfall is majestic and I'm sure the tourists can enjoy it from the plateau. Looks like the line is in the middle of nowhere so not surprising it is difficult to film this section. Sensational aerial footage again Dan. I bet the crews loves to work in this area.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot Z! It is pretty far away from anything. This is actually just North of the giant Joso Trestle if you remember that from anything of mine previously. I caught a pair of trains there during my time here as well that I'll post at some point.
@michaelhippner51066 ай бұрын
I really have no words for that dramatic landscape with all those tunnels and canyons in combination with my favorite railroad company CP 😍 Thanks for sharing these moments of landscape beauty and powerful machines. Subscription is done Dan - greetings from a great railroad enthusiast and stockholder from Germany. 🙂
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Michael and I definitely agree it is breathtaking what they have built here! That's so much for subscribing and I hope you will enjoy more of what I have to offer.
@nonewherelistens19066 ай бұрын
Magnificent shots of some of the most rugged and uninhabitable terrain in the PNW. Great work.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@railseast6 ай бұрын
I would comment more frequently on your videos, but, quite frankly, I have simply run out of adjectives to use. Another majestic offering here and also congrats on your business dealings with the UP. Why you don't have 50K subscribers is beyond me...thanks again for your efforts and keep up the superb work. 🤘
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Ha well this is a great comment and made me laugh so thank you very much! You're too kind. Well hey the subscriber count as picked up a bit since I started voice overs so hopefully it continues to climb.
@walterm57875 ай бұрын
Wow just found your site. I live in Anthrax ca. Looking forward to more of your work.
@TheRailfanDan5 ай бұрын
Well thanks Walter glad you found my channel! Yes I do hope you will enjoy more of what I have to offer.
@SteveCasagranda6 ай бұрын
Another fine video Dan. If you ever get further west, down the highway, you'll come to Lyle Washington. Then if you go north, go uphill for a few miles until you see Mt Hood and Mt. Adams. Worth the drive.
@donaldfaris47986 ай бұрын
It reminds me of NS rathole here in the east thanks Dan can't wait for the full video
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks Donald and I think I know the tunnel you're talking about.
@fritzlehner90602 ай бұрын
Finest video !
@thercbeast6786 ай бұрын
There are no many underrated and hidden rail lines in the North West that are extremely under appreciated and not covered enough like the Oregon trunk and the Palouse line, thank you for sharing this footage with the rail fanning community!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much and I agree! I enjoy covering the lines that don't get a whole lot of exposure.
@ronbuser97976 ай бұрын
Awesome video Dan of a truly spectacular rugged country. Next to the OT, this is the best.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Agreed! I love the OT and parts of it do compare to this.
@ronbuser97976 ай бұрын
@TheRailfanDan Keep up the great work that you do, love watching your work.
@mriley49556 ай бұрын
Another awesome video. Great music that is very appropriate for the scene. And that actual train audio spliced in. Well done mate
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Matthew!
@AJ-il4lt6 ай бұрын
Great Video. Superb work.
@andrehaas49136 ай бұрын
Danke!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much Andre! You are very generous!
@fattone1666 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@stephenhartrick44866 ай бұрын
I never knew of this area. It looks like the moon's surface. Thank you for sharing...
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you and yeah it does doesn't it?!
@HeartlandTuber6 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Great. Thanks for doing what you do.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Hey thanks very much!
@hanksenkow73135 ай бұрын
THE LEAD CPKC UNIT WITH THE NEW PAINT LIVERY IS VERY EYECATCHING! EXCELLENT VIDEO! THANKS L.
@nickwelchoff46776 ай бұрын
It’s amazing as far as the eye can see just nothing. I would hate to get lost out there. Beautiful drone footage.
@tomdowling6 ай бұрын
Well done Dan. Great shots.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Tom!
@littlewingpsc276 ай бұрын
Stunning drone footage. Very nicely done.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@SuperPhester6 ай бұрын
ALL your videos are good DAN, but this one is EPIC good. Better than going to the movies! Music is BEAUTIFUL also!!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much I'm glad you think so! I was very satisfied after I filmed this!
@martinkalkman81346 ай бұрын
more than beautiful, stupendous
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Martin!
@J3scribe6 ай бұрын
Amazing.
@FJDad7776 ай бұрын
Absolutely epic footage sir! 😮🤩🍿😎
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@naturelandscapes-abovebeyo81795 ай бұрын
Magnificent !
@marsfromrexford6 ай бұрын
I can't disagree with you there, incredible scenery along with your video work
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@jamesburnside30236 ай бұрын
Great video well done
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@gaillaporte5206 ай бұрын
wow very nice great job
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@JohnNyren656 ай бұрын
Wonderful video!
@Libnettem6 ай бұрын
The video makes me want to know the story of who built this section, and what the conditions were like. Love the video Dan!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Buster! This section was built by the Oregon- Washington Railroad & Navigation Company.
@henkdraaijer25252 ай бұрын
Nice video 👍
@Roch-qj3cx6 ай бұрын
Ok Dan. I was prepared to give you a run for your money. I am partial to the Deschutes river canyon and it's beauty and ruggedness. But when you shot the video with the CP train going through the tunnels at the end, I have to admit, that area is better in terms of ruggedness. You win this time. By the way, amazing work with the drone. I looked at google maps and this is a remote area. You did fantastic in scouting out areas to film from.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Haha "You win this time" made me laugh out loud so thank you! You are right as well though I think parts of the Deschutes are almost neck and neck with this but yes the tunnels here are really as rugged as I have seen in the Northwest. Thanks again!
@davidwolfe84115 ай бұрын
Everything looks good in my opinion.
@brendawright58993 ай бұрын
Those are big rock cuts!
@andrebouchard9726 ай бұрын
Simply unbelievable to building railway in such a rough territory.
@sthpac6910Ай бұрын
Dude, this is awesome, I mean like damn. I never saw anything like this, and as I'm looking I'm wondering how old is the pass, and all the rock blown out for this.....just awesome.
@TheRailfanDanАй бұрын
I know it is quite the piece of railroad for sure! Can't remember for sure off the top of my head but completed in 1911 I believe...?
@normsweet17106 ай бұрын
I’m wondering what the surveyors thought first time they saw this. Sure is scenic Dan ❤️👍😃
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
No kidding! Thanks a lot.
@andym81196 ай бұрын
The contrast between the forces of nature and human engineering is striking!
@tomminer96756 ай бұрын
I have read about the strenous hike to get photos from along the t racks. Your dr one emphasiozes the ruogh,tough landscape. And hotterr ,dryer in summer than Arizona.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
I know several people that have hiked to the tunnels to get shots there and they were some fantastic shots!
@RonStanek6 ай бұрын
That CPKC freight, sure is a nice change of pace. I just saw a newer documentary on the old Milwaukee Road/Pacific Coast Extention, not sure if it would rate with the ruggedness of this rail line. You'd have to go up to Canada to find a more rugged line, I'd suppose? Or if there's a line going through the Copper Canyon in Mexico? Thanks, Dan. Ready for an Oregon, California and Eastern R.R. overview when there's time. 🤙😊
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
The old Milwaukee did have some rugged sections as well but I am less familiar with that right of way. Yes some canyons in Canada are quite something to witness!
@prismchng2 ай бұрын
I was a conductor and worked this line for many years but had never seen an aerial view before. Early Christmas morning 1966 we hit a rock slide just south of tunnel 10 and put 5 locomotives and 44 cars in the ditch. that's a morning I'll never forget. I would like to see an aerial view coming out of tunnel 10 then crossing over the Joso Bridge.
@TheRailfanDan2 ай бұрын
Oh no that's major bad! I bet that will stick with you forever. I would love to film that South end of Tunnel 10 but I think even Joso siding is kind of restricted access isn't it?
@railroadman322576 ай бұрын
I would agree with you on the rugged nature. Being an easterner and retired from Southern Rwy. & CSX, though, I'll claim the Clinchfield as my most rugged.
@jamieharmer56544 ай бұрын
Wow what a Great video....i Marvel at that Railroad....and i cant help but Wonder at the Geological History of the Land....it Looks almost like a cataclysmic Flood has carved threw there
@simply_kenetic49156 ай бұрын
I think a close follow up with this line in terms of remoteness would be a section of the La Grande Sub that runs through meacham canyon in the blue mountains.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
That is pretty remote as well!
@normsweet17106 ай бұрын
I noticed the Mfg tag “Detroit” but couldn’t make out the company name, Not one of 3 I’ve seen before. Great job
@JimZim6 ай бұрын
I'm a true fan of your videos. The videography and the flying is top notch. I'm a subscriber, and I never miss one of your videos. With that said, I have to ask... did you obtain a "remote controlled aircraft permit" from the Washington state parks department before your flight? I've been to Palouse Falls several times and would LOVE to fly my drone there, but the requirement to apply for a permit two months before the flight and to provide proof of $1,000,000 of general liability insurance make it impractical for most drone pilots to comply. It is clear from the video that your drone was operating within the park boundaries... and if you didn't have a permit, the video is all they would need to charge you with violating Washington state drone use laws. Please don't get me wrong, Dan, I'm not trying to be a thorn in your side... I'm trying to warn you that flying above Washington state parks can put you in legal jeopardy. I don't want you to get in trouble!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Jim, no offense or anything negative taken from this at all! I thank you for pointing this out because I did not have any idea about this with Washington State Parks! They sure don't help to make this known because I didn't see any "No drone zone" signs but I only parked right across the bridge that crosses the railroad. In my experience with other State Parks from different States they have made it abundantly clear with "No drone signs" well ahead of arriving at a parking lot to make sure you don't miss it. Funny enough there was a park ranger there roaming around who I would be surprised if he didn't hear my drone but he never approached me. Again thank you for bringing this to my attention! This is good knowledge to keep tucked in my mind.
@bradleyjanes29496 ай бұрын
Great video again thank you. You ever film a loram rail grinder at night with your drone ?😅 just a wild idea, thanks for all the great action
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you and not yet unfortunately but would like to! The opportunity hasn't come up yet.
@PCBill06226 ай бұрын
I have no idea how you accessed some of these areas but thanks for sharing. Watching this I could only think of 2 things: How difficult it was to build this railroad and how difficult it would be if a train had a problem and the conductor would have to walk the train.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Bill! Yeah it would be super neat to see some photos from when this was all being blasted out. No kidding I wouldn't want to walk a train through here!
@FrankMärkle6 ай бұрын
Großes Eisenbahnkino👍👍
@richardnelson3176 ай бұрын
It looks like the scab lands. With a railroad through it. Fantastic video again!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks Richard! I like to call it the badlands of Eastern Washington.
@casfla64556 ай бұрын
Muito show..
@robertlute37946 ай бұрын
That is truly amazing! (Are there any passenger trains that take that route through there?) I'd like to know more about your drone usage as well ..... where you are and how you are able to control that drone over such a long, rugged area for such an extended time to get those gorgeous videos. I just now subscribed! PS. I've been into radio control airplane hobby for more than 25 years now.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
No there aren't, if only!! The Portland section of the Amtrak Empire Builder runs the nearby BNSF Lakeside Sub but not this unfortunately. I have heard it used to detour through here if needed but I think no longer. I was at the parking lot of the falls actually right where the ground shot of the train went underneath the bridge. The range on the modern drones is absolutely insane as long as you have clear line of sight. Thanks for subscribing I'm glad you're here!
@thomasmackowiak6 ай бұрын
This portion of the Union Pacific's Ayr Subdivision is magnificent, Dan! The cuts and the tunnels in the bluffs are marvels of engineering. The portion of the video with the train passing the Palouse Falls was breath taking. Your drone provided a wonderful view of both the train and the Palouse Falls. What railroad built this portion of the Union Pacific? I cannot find any information on the railroad that built this line. Even AI cannot help me. AI tells me to contact the Union Pacific Historical Society or local historical societies.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you Thomas it is really something! I actually happen to have a UP timetable for the Ayer Sub and on there for this portion it states "Constructed 1910- 1914 by the North Coast RR CO. & The Oregon - Washington RR & Navigation CO." Another portion of the line states "Constructed by the Snake River Valley RR. CO. 1899" I know that the Oregon - Washington RR & Navigation CO. built a whole bunch of the branches that used to cover Eastern Washington. It used to look like a spider web of railroads from a satellite view but unfortunately a whole bunch of it is long gone.
@thomasmackowiak6 ай бұрын
@@TheRailfanDan I found this information on the Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Company in Wikipedia: The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company (OR&N) was a rail and steamboat transport company that operated a rail network of 1,143 miles (1,839 km) running east from Portland, Oregon, United States, to northeastern Oregon, northeastern Washington, and northern Idaho. It operated from 1896 as a consolidation of several smaller railroads. OR&N was initially operated as an independent carrier, but Union Pacific (UP) purchased a majority stake in the line in 1898.[1] It became a subsidiary of UP titled the Oregon-Washington Railroad and Navigation Company in 1910.[1][2] In 1936, Union Pacific formally absorbed the system, which became UP's gateway to the Pacific Northwest.
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
@@thomasmackowiak There it is! I forget how much they did actually built. It was a lot! Swallowed up by the dominating UP like so many others.
@Century6366 ай бұрын
Another dynamite production Dan. A few questions for you, are you using the DJI Enterprise batteries? What are you using as a monitor while shooting, a tablet? Any suggestions for a 12v MAVIC II battery charger for use in the car?
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks John! You've got me pegged as more of a pro than I am ha! These days I'm flying the Mavic 3 Pro and as of very recently flying the Air 3 as a secondary/ backup. With both of those I'm using their respective RC controllers with the built in screen. Unfortunately I don't have any suggestions, sorry! The Mavic 2 was one I skipped.
@billmorrison37146 ай бұрын
Wow!!!!
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thanks Bill!
@denault39856 ай бұрын
Stunning imagery! Btw, are you using ND filters on you're drone?
@TheRailfanDan6 ай бұрын
Thank you and yes I am using ND filters!
@riverrunimages5 ай бұрын
Wow, that is some great footage. How active is that line?
@TheRailfanDan5 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot! With my knowledge I believe it's about 6-8 trains on average in a 24 hour period.
@riverrunimages5 ай бұрын
@@TheRailfanDan is there any particular time of day (or day of the week) they usually show up around there?
@jackmorrison73795 ай бұрын
How many think of the effort, the man-hours, the planning and execution of that segment of railroad through such rugged challenging country? They must have used at least some explosive materials to open cuts and tunnel through rock formations. I sense from the comments (though not the channel-master) that reflecting upon our ancestors and their dedication is "old hat" and only my gray haired crowd think about it these days. Hope I'm wrong on that. BTW, was Union Pacific the original road on this segment of railroad?
@TheRailfanDan5 ай бұрын
I'm trying to understand your comment and I think I'm tracking... I have a lot of respect for those who built railroads and am fascinated by the history but my videos aren't so much geared towards the history aspect. Sometimes I'll stick stuff in here and there about history of what you're seeing but not often. From what I can find this was built by a subsidiary of the Union Pacific: The North Coast Railroad Company. I haven't been able to find much at all about them but I have a book that talks about them a little and it can be confusing because some other railroads have extremely similar names that operated elsewhere.
@jackmorrison73795 ай бұрын
@@TheRailfanDan Thank you for your reply. Your focus is spectacular photography/videos and you are great at it and the use of aerial drones to get wonderful results. Keep going. Thanks for your comment on the history of the subdivision.