Railfanning Fort Madison, Iowa including Amtrak 161 Phase I 50th Anniversary Heritage Unit

[@albertvieira6635]

😊❤ love the video whoever did the overhead shot outstanding job double thumbs up all day long

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Thanks!

[@FrankFleming-pw9du]

Overhead shots are great!

[@roballen5670]

Great video. Love the drone footage. Great shot of the Amtrak bloody nose approaching thru the curves. Excellect. New sub here.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

I do appreciate that! Glad you enjoyed!

[@LonghornRailfan]

Awesome Video, nice drone footage! Longhorn Railfan.

[@l3igtilvl1]

Great drone shots of Fort Madison!!

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Thanks. I really enjoyed doing this!

[@sclm046]

Enjoyed your photography and descriptions on train destinations! I was surprised to see two different trains destined for Friona, Texas, population barely 4,100. Google maps indicated loop tracks for an unloading facility which must be the actual destination. I visited Friona often many years ago. I suppose the grain trains are for the numerous feed lots. The Friona area was once a very large grain producing area. These days it is too expensive to pump irrigation water out of the ground for crops. Apparently that area is now a "net importer" of grain. The very large grain elevator there, as best I can tell, is no longer served by the railroad.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Thanks for the information and for watching!

[@billyrichards8834]

I took Amtrak from Los Angeles to Chicago in the Summer of 2021, and what a GREAT RIDE. Going RIGHT THERE thru Fort Madison, was on the route--BOTH WAY'S.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Sweet!! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@FrankFleming-pw9du]

Nice video scenery is great!

[@JackBQuick-or6xx]

It was a great day and was glad to meet you. Looking forward to doing it again and adding SP in the mix. See if we meet more jail birds.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Good evening!!! Likewise it was nice meeting you as well and maybe not so many jail birds again *nervous chuckling* And yes SP needs to get himself up to Fort Madison next time! Have a good night!

[@kornellred]

That is some impressive drone flying. What a great way to expand the enjoyment of train watching!

[@joannecarpenter8725]

Thank You so much for sharing! Enjoyed and hope to see more of your videos 👌

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Appreciate you stopping by!

[@keonikaig9247]

Glad I found you Love ft.madison GREAT compilation... Thank you

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Thanks for taking a look

[@FrankFleming-pw9du]

I shot Amtrak 161 got it twice in Lisle il nice

[@garylarson6386]

wonderful video

[@masonprov]

Thank you for this... I'll be on #3 on Friday Dec 23rd. ... but it'll be dark... This was the part I was looking most forward to. So happy I got to see what it looks like from pretty much every angle. I've been watching Virtual Railfan cam for months.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

I do appreciate the view! Have a safe trip!

[@billbye2427]

Great video of Ft. Madison, and the old Iowa State Prison, and Hwy 2, the BN-SF old Depot etc. Thanks!

[@BNSFFREAK747]

And thanks for watching 😁

[@Railfan6675]

Love this area need to visit someday. Thank you for posting the video!

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Yes you should visit 😊 Thanks for the gander!

[@kiwisunshine9631]

Wow, great filming and great sound! I really enjoyed that! I love watching the trains at Ft. Madison, and really enjoyed seeing what township looks like. Many thanks!

[@BNSFFREAK747]

You are welcome 😊

[@KCTopDawg]

You did an awesome job bro from the footage of chasing the DPU to the catch of Amtrak 161 good job

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Man you have been the reason as of late why I have caught a few good units! I cannot thank you enough!!!

[@gingerbread6614]

Great video. Thank you

[@catherineanthony5353]

Great video

[@timg3732]

A most amazing video. Thank you very much. Looking forward to the next one.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Thank you much!! I have a few ideas hopefully for the near future 😄

[@timg3732]

@@BNSFFREAK747 Good - I look forward to that

[@MikeJensen-jt9yr]

Very nicely done! I enjoyed the video greatly.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

I am glad you enjoyed

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

Nice to see this area from a different vantage point. Thanks

[@BNSFFREAK747]

And thank you for watching

[@ravo4026]

Excellent, thank you.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Thanks

[@johnstafford4304]

thank you sir for this

[@BNSFFREAK747]

It is an honor to receive a comment from you! Thank you so much for the watch!!!

[@ATrainVideo]

P-ELICAN9-09? :) Great video.

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Yes indeed!!! 😀 Thank you so much for watching my good man!!

[@gingerbread6614]

Great drone.

[@highplainsdrifter8643]

Very good, thank you for this!

[@BNSFFREAK747]

You bet

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

Now I know how to weather my p42s👌🏾

[@sptraxide]

Awesome!

[@BNSFFREAK747]

😁

[@hawkeye-vv4kb]

I enjoyed this video which shows standard Fort Madison trains from a different angle. What is a Intermodal labelled car?

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

super video bro ❤❤❤❤

[@transittown7891]

Awesome compilation video. Love it keep up the good work. Looking very professionally done and edited 😊👍 by the way are you in a helicopter or airplane in the clip of the train view from up in the air?

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Thank you for the kind words! I am using a drone for this video. I greatly appreciate you watching!

[@transittown7891]

@@BNSFFREAK747 oh so how do you use the drone and how can it film the video if you’re not filming it yourself? I don’t know how this works. Could you give a little explanation please?

[@BNSFFREAK747]

@@transittown7891 I am filming it myself. The drone has a camera in it which I watch from my remote. But it does not make any sound. I have to use a separate ground based camera to make sounds for my drone videos then I edit them in my video editing software. Hope this helps!

[@transittown7891]

@@BNSFFREAK747 oh ok now I understand. Thanks for the explanation 😊

[@BNSFFREAK747]

@@transittown7891 Of course! Have a wonderful night! ^u^

[@nettynurhayati2800]

Wow

[@davidcoleman958]

Awesome videos! How many trains run through here in 24 hours?

[@BNSFFREAK747]

@@davidcoleman958 Thanks!! It could be anywhere from 45 to 60 trains daily.

[@sptraxide]

I especially liked the details on the pelican. But was he loaded or empty? Good but, you can do better! Lol

[@BNSFFREAK747]

When you are trying to relax on the beach they are usually loaded 🤮 and I shall try to do better!!!! 😔

[@BJohnson22727]

Grain train loaded.

[@JackBQuick-or6xx]

Is Cob Box in this video?

[@BNSFFREAK747]

Guy with ballcap leaning against rail at 23:26 lol

[@peterwarner358]

What power was on today's 4?