NS Pittsburgh Line Railfanning - Day 1 - Exploring Johnstown, PA - Altoona, PA

[@adamwhite7275]

Wow the 3 trains at once that was pretty cool! keep up the good content!

[@bart3531]

WOW, a 3 train catch for us railfans all at once. Thank you Rowan, thank you!

[@RailStalkerAdventures]

Gotta love those train meets, but I prefer train races are the next best thing. You sure can sniff out where a lot of trains are at where you go to and I think that's the talent that you were born to have, Rowan. Awesome stuff, man!!!!!!!!!

[@katterrell2103]

NS on the bridge..like it! Rain or not the video is great. Its beautiful out there. NS stack trains are looking good. Triple train meet! Awesome.

[@cheriemakowski9606]

thank you, thank you, thank you! Our son lives in Johnstown and we have been to all the spots on these two videos numerous times, the 3 way meet was phenomenaI! Our new favorite videos of all time!

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks Charlie for the kind words!!

[@cheriemakowski9606]

proud to be called a "Foamer"

[@kens.3729]

The Details you have on each of these Trains is a Off the Charts, Great. Great Viewing Choices.👍

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks Ken!!

[@dominictauane]

@@RailfanRowan I just sent you a friend request on Facebook

[@ZachsAdventures290]

Where do you find this information on trains?

[@PatriseHenkel]

Hah! in my town! (Johnstown) That Jtown rail bridge is infamous for the death toll in the 1889 flood, when the pileup of debris caught fire. That's an old bridge!...I am lovin how excited you are with all our rail action. ;-)

[@josephbennett3482]

Hey you forgot to mention that our Incline plane also assisted in rescue efforts from the flood back in 1977 , we have two very famous structures that were involved in the floods that destroyed the city.

[@joscallinet6260]

Viewing these double-stack trains makes me realize how efficient they are compared to moving all those containers by truck!

[@RailfanRowan]

Oh def muuuuchh more!!

[@thomasmackowiak]

Great video Rowan! The three train meet at Portage was a surprise and a great catch. Thank you for sharing with us!

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks Thomas!!

[@deernutOO]

Nice catches.. too bad we didn't have the camera capabilities back in the 50's when I grew up in Iowa.. the steam locomotives prevailed, but were being taken over by the more modern diesel electric engines. Had the good fortune to seeing the smoke/steam billowing back over the train as it moved along. And as well, chance to board at the invitation of the engineers onto the steam engine pulling a passenger train going East out of Waterloo, IA for a few blocks. Had made friends with the engineers who were always oiling up separated from the passenger cars.. brother and I asked enough questions always on our way home from Boy Scout meetings to get invited aboard. Thrilling.. times. Thanks for the videos

[@Dink_Jenkins]

Man that was WILD to see those 3 trains!!!! What a shot... perfect moment

[@lionbill]

WOW! What a fantastic day of rail fanning you guys had Rowan. Although your day started out raining the sun soon came out to reveal some of the best action I have ever seen. That area of PA. is sure great for trains. The rarest of rare "Triple Meet" oh wow! Plus those 'Clean' RJ Corman engines. Absolutely fantastic video that I'll probably watch over & over again. Thanx for taking me along . . . & looking forward to what's to come.

[@RailfanRowan]

Bill I'm glad you liked it so much!

[@deividimunhoz9836]

Thanks for the pictures my friend! I'm a train driver in Brazil !! I love this profession! My dream was to be a driver there ... A hug from Brazil!

[@Ickabogg]

Always exciting. Love that triple meet. 👍🚂🚂🚂

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks James!!

[@eastcoastmodz5195]

Another great place to view and watch trains roll on by is in a little burrow called Duncannon, PA. In Duncannon there used to be a train station but it is now a local business called "Blue Ridge" and is located at 1 Water Way, Duncannon, PA. The double line track passes right next to the building then continues down the line until it crosses over the Susquehanna river on a very long rail bridge called Rockville Bridge. It's a great way to see Amtrak and other trains come through the area. Thanks for the video!

[@garynewcomer6816]

Just wanted to say thank you for the video. I grew up in this area you are showing, and greatly appreciate this video.

[@WayneKline]

Another awesome video from Rail Fan Rowan. Have never seen so many consists with Pull / Push power before. The highlights for me were the Bluestone tunnels and the 3 trains passing in one location. Well done guys, great 2 days of trains 🚂

[@RailfanRowan]

I'll tell Jackson you said thank you!

[@WayneKline]

Railfan Rowan I also left a comment on one of his. Great trains, but the scenery of snow covered mountains and snow beside the tracks was for me fantastic to see. Have a great Sunday Rowan.

[@shawnpowell5876]

What an AMAZING CATCH RR, that was a 3 for 1 SPECIAL right there!!!!

[@RailfanRowan]

Yes it was!!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi guys 😄 Great video with fantastic locations and commentary 👍🏻 Being from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 it’s important knowing what’s happening instead of just watching trains wiz by 🙄 It’s on my wish list to visit the US in 2023 when I retire with my wife. So videos like your making is fantastic as we can plan our trip based on what your showing 😄 FT.Madison is also on our list too visit as I watch it most days on VRrailfan camera. Keep safe god bless thanks Stevie 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@landonnewswanger9751]

Awesome activity. Always liked that line

[@TimWhiteRailProductions]

Awesome Job Man I Love The Pittsburgh Line

[@fiddlerpin]

Been out there many times. Lots of great places!

[@RDC2003]

That’s a wild three way meet. A unit grain train with sister D9-44CW’s, a intermodal, and a manifest!

[@kens.3729]

I think in Horse Racing they call it a Trifecta. In the Train World, they call it a Triple Meet. WOW!👍

[@RailfanRowan]

It was sick!

[@joscallinet6260]

@Ken S.: In the Cattle World, would it be called a Triple Meat?

[@karenc7557]

Great videos! I like your style of presenting them and all the information you have. You remind us of a young Danny Harmon. Very well done!

[@kimberlyatwood5154]

Luv ur Toby Mac shirt ! Luv these trains coming around the curve !

[@RailfanRowan]

Yesss TMAC for life!!

[@cameronreason]

3 way meet was sick! Great catch brother!🚂🚂🚂

[@eccentriceric]

omg three trains at one time!!!! sweet!!!

[@ericwilliams2619]

Awesome video the three train meet was awesome great job Rowan God bless you and your family

[@moggie100th]

Great video guys - thanks for sharing!

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks John, Jackson says thank you!

[@o_l_w]

Woah that meet! That was perfect I’ve never seen a meet even though I’m a few blocks away from lengthy double track. Maybe CN just doesn’t like meets! Cool video Rowan!

[@RailfanRowan]

It's luck and chance, no planning at all

[@RetakeAmericaNow]

One of your best videos. Loved all the meets. Thanks for talking enough to be informative but not talking all the time. God bless you too!

[@Ozarkrailfanprod8098]

Awesome 😎 so many Trains!!!

[@DavidLauback]

Great video! Right before my wife and I moved out of Central PA at the end of May I took some time to make a video of the area you shot in this video. I finally got around to posting it on my channel. Watching trains in the Allegheny Mountains is amazing! I'm definitely going to miss it.

[@norfolksouthern9893]

Nice Vidoe Nice Shot At Summerhill There Was A Nice Pennsy Singel Birdge

[@darrylgardner3038]

I like the first clip on the bridge great vid oh yeah what’s Good Jackson

[@rrelectric5159]

Nice stuff with los of action. Love the Toby Mac t-shirt!

[@Firestorm2814Sector]

Appreciate you taking on the rain to bring us another great railfan vid Rowan!

[@RailfanRowan]

Anything for y'all! Loved every minute

[@user-vh1uc6in7b]

You awesome train Norfolk Southern Pittsburgh Line.

[@as-gf9pc]

Good videos,good show of the lensman.

[@keonikaig9247]

3 way.... love it.... Thx u 2.... !!

[@jml8975]

You caught an SD70ACC. Awesome!!!

[@heinzbreuer2674]

Ein wunderschönes Video you a good📽📽📽📽📽man greetings from Germany Rhein side Düsseldorf

[@kennybroomfield8402]

Dude first time I seen your channel. I subscribed based on your shirt. I love Toby Mac. I stayed because you have great content and im looking forward to seeing more from your channel. I also know that i don't have to worry about what you will broadcast around my 14yrs old daughter. Keep it up dude and hope to meet you out on the high iron one day.

[@OliverWoodphotography]

Really atmospheric locations on one of the USAs most atmospheric railroads.

[@loveangrybirdssomuch]

Wow Rowan thanks for sharing I remember going up to Altoona Pa with Daniel Simon nice video

[@jeffbrown3963]

Spectacular video! Wish I was there!

[@deernutOO]

Good to see the triple action again at this bend..

[@brucesheehe6305]

Very high-quality videos. Nice Job. I live in Altoona. You should add where you are taking your videos. Another good vantage point is behind The Station Medical Center in Altoona.

[@Brian_rock_railfan]

great video liked 🚄🚄👍

[@assiuolo]

Wow! Bravo. Great job from Italy. Ciao

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks Marco!!

[@greatsmokymtnsrailfan]

WOW! I am hoping to get there soon! Looks like it would be worth it!

[@RailfanRowan]

Definitely!!

[@csxrailfan1372]

WONDERFUL

[@csxrailfan1372]

AMAZING

[@SoFloRR1018]

That triple meet though!!

[@jasonpearre9736]

GREAT JOB GUYS

[@NSandBNSFrailfanProductions]

Nice video one day I would like to visit there on Pittsburg line and yeah Nice video and details

[@josephbennett3482]

Wow so cool that you traveled all the way here to Johnstown to visit our NFS line and our famous Stone trestle Bridge and you got to see our World famous Vehicular Incline Plane , too bad you couldn't ride it because it's not only fun but the view from the top is amazing although you could have went up by car by use of our side road going up to Westmont. It is awfully busy here day and night and pretty noisy sometimes in the evening late night hours , I can always hear when the trains go over the stone Bridge.

[@RailfanRowan]

Yes unfortunately the virus has kept me from doing several things that I had wanted to do but that's all right

[@kens.3729]

Norfolk Southern (NS) uses Manned Pusher DPU’s along specific Sections on the Pittsburgh Line.

[@RailfanRowan]

Yes they do we saw many!

[@songard9055]

those containers were pretty cool

[@GabrielEduardo-rb8xw]

I loved this video! Greetings from a braziliam railfan!

[@RailfanRowan]

Yay thanks for joining!

[@christianchaplain1305]

Very cool, good job as always Railfan Rowan! 🙂👍🏼

[@heylol2187]

5:33 congrats on getting a c44-9w leading! those are pretty rare!

[@bobrulejr.4057]

Three trains at one time in Portage!! NIce catch!!

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks!

[@rtclarkb9815]

You do a nice job Rowan !

[@cameronader8524]

Love Norfolk southern

[@herbertw.jr.carrier6122]

Awesome job!

[@DKlingerRRP]

Nice catches. I’m going to Altoona in a week

[@southernrailwayproductions]

Your my favorite KZbinr that Railfans I love how you Videos and how you got to see big boy 4014 on tour that was cool love the videos you should go to Knoxville TN where I live there’s a lot of CSX an NS keep up the great content

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks, I will!

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

Been to Cresson and Horseshoe Curve several times. Sure is better since they trimmed the trees around the Curve!

[@RailfanRowan]

You can see much more!!

[@codydombrowski3347]

Wow, I was On The Other Side Of The Tracks That Day Down Closer To The Signals!

[@RFMCabooseNP1713]

Very nice videos

[@GTW5626]

Next you should either do The New Castle sub or the Chicago sub at like Berea and Marion, the new castle sub is the Cincy to Fort Wayne i think, I just went to Berea and saw around 30 trains in two hours.

[@ROBARAce]

It looks like North France or Germany. The Forest, the streets etc. I spend holidays in NYC, LA and Miami Beach. And now... i see this 😉 I like it. The Nature and the trains. BTW: Hobos do‘nt exist in Europe.

[@michaelberry2442]

Great Job Young Man On These Video's

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks Mike!

[@michaelberry2442]

@@RailfanRowan No Problem there are great Video's both of them I can't pick but I really liked the close up of the horseshoe curve . I watch the 2nd one 1st . Both were great Keep Up the Good Work Young Man. Live your dream .

[@themuffinman9801]

omg 13:20 you get an award for best catch of 2020

[@AKawalski]

Epic on the 3 trains, like everyone else said lol Some great shots, multiple units and some EMDs. Do you have a favourite engine?

[@bluehappyscrap]

AWESOME!!!😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈😁🎈

[@bhproductions1061]

Great job I subscribed I went to the Conway yard a couple weeks ago and saw a triple train race

[@RailfanRowan]

That's AWESOME😎

[@bhproductions1061]

Yup wish I could meet you someday you are a cool guy like me lol

[@jacksonslaterelevatorraila6444]

your shirts are awesome dude I pray we meet one day

[@jacobclark2599]

Rowan great video, I'm disappointed because I was here just 3 weeks ago. I really wish I were there now with ya. I really want to railfan with ya. Overall great video and happy filming.

[@RailfanRowan]

Thanks Jacob!! Wish I could railfan with you too

[@jacobclark2599]

Some day I hope

[@larkinproductions971]

Love the 3 for 1

[@RailfanRowan]

That was the catch of the year

[@csxrailfan1372]

EXCELLENT

[@Charles-um5hd]

the flatbed containers are called raildecks I've seen them before but they are a rare sight

[@yardlimit8695]

that is being in the right place at the right time,,,,,,,,,,,,,13:00 minutes ,,,,,,,,,,,,another great video,,,,,,,,,,,one thing,,,,,,,,,,,if you can , try to catch some shots of the signals so we can see them drop down or change ,,,,,,thanks

[@briangeorge7346]

Your in big trouble with the wife! Caught me in the garage. Suppose to be doing chores. Thanks a bunch for the videos. Stay safe

[@RailfanRowan]

Hahaha don't let me get you in trouble Brian

[@YOutri99in6]

24:03 That fresh ac44 c6m paint job

[@SouthJerseyRailProductions]

Great Video Brotha!

[@railfanjk8964]

nice video

[@shawnpowell5876]

Despite the crappy weather the trains make up for it especially the 1st NS w 2 DPU's at the bottom.

[@RailfanRowan]

That's right!!

[@WPARailfanProductions]

Their not DPUs They Are Manned Helpers NS Really Doesn’t Like Their ACus NS Is Planning to Get rid of them so get them while u still CAN!!!! I Live On The Line too so

[@bairdsubrailfan8318]

Nice video

[@CSX_CJ_124]

How did you get 3 NS Trains on the Pittsburgh line meeting at one time

[@blairterry9435]

Cool! You need to hook up with Danny Harmon and see if you guys can do a video together!

[@RailfanRowan]

You should tell him too! I'd love it, he and I are 4 states away tho! 😭

[@blairterry9435]

@@RailfanRowan Ok.

[@jacobdubielak]

​@@RailfanRowan I bet you and railfan Danny Harmon would spend all day railfanning the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks

[@amtrakfan619]

Milepost pt 258.8 is that the code for the Railfan scanner?

[@MalachiRosen]

This may be a silly question, but how do you find out the information on each train that you see. Ex. NS 21E Domestic Intermodal etc. 4:41 I see trains all the time and always wonder what they're carrying and where they're coming from, etc.

[@RailfanRowan]

Check out NS Train symbols site, other things similar in my desc 👍🏻

[@moggie100th]

Are the Pushers kept in Johnstown?

[@stoystownpa]

Love yourT shirts

[@stoystownpa]

Toby MAC is one my favorite Christian artists.

[@2trainz906]

Hey Rowan. I record trains. Really good on your videos. And good job on this video.

[@RailfanRowan]

Thank you!!

[@AllanLoveJr]

On the last train the Z train those type of trailers that was sitting on top of that Swift they’re called Boyd brothers

[@railfanningrailproductions]

I Saw 1815 on NS 21Z in Elkhart 8:11