Railfans on Facebook are something else💀

[@BNSF1458]

Is this a style of video you guys would be interested in seeing more of?

[@CJLRailfan]

Yes. Definitely. Absolutely!

[@VirginiaRailfan2023]

Sure why not! (Plz reply :D)

[@SAK_TX2024]

Yeah

[@iateeat]

yes

[@motrainman4790]

Yes more

[@Pain-b7l]

I can't believe I'm watching a train talk about Facebook railfans.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

It is a pretty boring yapfest.

[@TexasSoCalRailfan9021]

Agree Facebook railfans have 0 IQ Lol

[@mxderate]

its peak

[@mxderate]

@@ModMokkaMattigarbage attention span ahh

[@shmoop2481]

As a working railroader, I simply cannot understand the fascination with foamers wearing vests. Does it make them feel like a railroader if they do? Do they think "I will wear a vest that way if a train sees me along the tracks he will know it's a guy photographing trains and he's OK." Sometimes I think they wear then so they can get the engineer to blow the horn when he sees the vest. Foamers and railfans in general...LOSE THE VESTS! It does nothing for the train crews except make us think "Who the hell is this out here? Did I miss something on my bulletins? Is this a contractor out walking along the tracks?" Leave the vests to the people who are required to wear them!

[@TrucksNTrains-m6x]

I agree, I sometimes watch trains and it irritates me when I see other railfans with vests. Not only is it confusing, but also corny.

[@Island_Line_Rail_Productions]

For sure. They look stupid for most occasions. The only times I have ever worn a vest while Railfanning where times I was also on a NARCOA motorcar excursion and I was on an active railroad. Otherwise it's just normal clothes

[@michi0514]

Swiss railfan here, i have a vest on and i also talked with swiss train drivers and they always like, when they see railfans with vests on. You actually need a vest, when you are railfanning, and drones are not allowed anywhere near the tracks

[@emily1]

probs just the way it is. Safety does obviously take a important precedence and while it's cringe it's also nice that people are visible. Most of the time it's probably just a weird attachment to the vest like wearing your favourite coat or pair of shoes. I see no actual harm in it. I have more problems with the coomers who run up and down platforms with cameras

[@MatthewChenault]

The other reason they wear them is to make themselves more visible for you so they - at the very least - think you know where they are.

[@DieselDucy]

This sounds like the youtube elevator community as well LOL MOST of the elevator community are idiots. Also I am a locomotive engineer I do appreciate railfans and always try to give a good horn show. When people film me, i try to give my best show! I agree with you, some railfans act like they know it all LOL I had the NS8100 today so that was exciting.

[@aalcomtive]

hey its the **elevator** guy

[@GearsDatPowerDaTubes]

@@aalcomtive ElevaTOUR guy you mean. ;)

[@ALCO-C855-fan]

I think UP's are cooler.🤪

[@wigwagstudios2474]

as a siren fan, boyyy, there's a lot of goofballs. many people are wise, but there are tons of annoying children, but then, there are people who - care WAY too much about the shot and if one pixel is off, they get rid of the video, EVEN IF IT WAS THE ONLY VIDEO OF A SAID SIREN - literally do not bother to film anything other than your everyday 2001-130. i can understand this somewhat, and i'm not saying that model is bad, it isn't. it's just...they're kinda everywhere. if you have the oppurtunity to film something that hasn't been filmed, and you CAN CONFIRM it's active, or even just a specific siren, model, or type that hasn't been filmed much by others, then do that instead of filming your everyday next-door 130. Really, it'll be worth taking the extra "risk". Don't be afraid to try something

[@Autistic_EthanOfficial]

When I was in fourth grade, I got donated a CSX vest. I only wore it twice. One for watching CSX in my car, the other for a school event I still have the best in great condition. I treat it like it was a gift Thanks to the conductor that gave me a csx vest (Disclaimer, I never asked for it. He thought I was probably the youngest rule obeying railfans in a tiny parking lot with vie of the yard.)

[@RailfanKian2014]

Yeah I’m currently in fourth grade and it kinda feels like I’m the youngest person railfanning.

[@NicksOregonRailroading]

Don't you love when people incriminate themselves committing a crime?

[@MatthewChenault]

Foamers: *[Chases trains for 200+ miles because reasons.]* Me, an intellectual: *[Has trains interrupt me talking about someone buried in a cemetery.]*

[@Super-Suchi]

I was out one day filming metra trains at the Clinton street crossing for a student project and I kept thinking to myself "God I hope I don't look too much of a jackass out here" but seeing shit like this makes me feel a lot better.

[@thekidfromcleveland3944]

Metra is pretty chill. The only place they get kinda pissy about is Blue Island because it's such a big junction

[@WH_Railfan84]

I'm allergic to foamers. They can ruin a good train video in an instant. I once mentioned a frac sand train on a live stream, & a foamer thought it was a political statement. So if you're reading this (The Troll who's hooked on politics) Good morning! More frac sand trains!!! LOL. This was a good video. Had me laughing on that facebook post. Driving 200 miles is excessive. He must not have a wife or girlfriend.

[@randallellison6421]

How the heck can mentioning a unit sand train be political?! I'm telling you, some of those guys just can't help themselves, I mean, DANG!

[@WH_Railfan84]

@@randallellison6421 My point exactly LOL.

[@MrOpenGL]

All my railfanning is very simple. I just take photos of interesting trains with my phone while I am at the station waiting for my train (either to get home, to go to work etc.) It's much more rewarding if I manage to snatch a photo of some cool unit or consist that way, rather than taking a car and chasing that on purpose. Most of my most beautiful shots were totally random! And usually the train crews, that have gotten used to my presence (mostly due to me commuting) are extremely friendly and always say hi from the cab when they see me taking a video.

[@SynchroScore]

@@randallellison6421 Because some people have to make everything into a political issue. Fracking itself can be political, whether you think it should be banned or expanded or regulated or whatever, but the railroads are just hauling the freight that they're paid to. They also haul wind turbine components, is that a political thing too?

[@randallellison6421]

@SynchroScore I mean, yeah, like I said earlier, they literally can not help themselves. The irony of the gentleman's original comment is, I've actually assisted those unit sand trains on a number of occasions! We have one that runs on BNSF's Thayer Subdivision that originates out of a place called Sloan, Arkansas, and have been to the plant several times, it's a really cool place! If people want to get their underwear in a twist over a certain train or trains, that's their deal, I'm just here to enjoy the variety!

[@midwestrailfan1550]

Ok for 3:28, not only did he trespass, but also probably damaged the locomotive. Some locomotives are left running for a reason.

[@victoriacyunczyk]

Not sure if he went in the cab to shut it off or used the emergency button on the side, regardless he almost certainly damaged the unit. They might've had some switches in the cab on (engine run, generator field, etc). In all honesty I'd bet money that the crew was just off getting lunch.

[@josephrobinson3359]

yeah that guys an idiot

[@KnoxvilleRailfanProductions]

I’m sure it was a joke… I doubt he actually turned off a locomotive

[@InTheMood-fi3bh]

yeah Lac-Megantic springs to mind as why not to turn off a locomotive

[@midwesternrail4729]

@@KnoxvilleRailfanProductionsOP is a railroad employee. They just took pics 3 years ago

[@hornalleyproductions]

LMAOOOO the clip at 4:00 is me and my friends at Deshler trying to chase the BC Rail HU on CSX B241. Yeah, looking back at the footage, we are massive foamers but I like it lmao. Glad you put it in the video.

[@BNSF1458]

Did your friend try to leave without you 💀

[@hornalleyproductions]

@@BNSF1458 To sum it up, I was originally riding with my friends: Brett, James, and Cheech. Mwuena (the driver of the black car) was about to leave before I changed my mind and hauled ass to get to his car so we could get to the spot that we wanted to go to. Overall, it was very fun and we got the shots that we wanted to get. Even though we looked like foamers in the end lol

[@ADJLfanatic52]

Damn I was in this group and left it now I can’t find it anymore.

[@09JDCTrainMan]

Everyone and their mama was out for the BC Rail HU. I couldn't find a spot where I could catch it alone. Luckily where I was wasn't crazy crowded, but still a decent amount of people there. They were friendly tho.

[@Eastmichiganfilms]

It was unbelievable 😂 I was there there too lord it was chaotic

[@LostDepot]

I stay away from those high drama railfan pages. Although sometimes it bleeds over to the local pages due to having so many and well known railfans in the area.

[@clevelandarearailfan]

8:01 average foamer in Chesterton IN 💀

[@TrainTrackTrav]

Yeah, there's a few like that here... 🙄

[@clevelandarearailfan]

@@TrainTrackTrav you can’t find a spot to watch trains that don’t have local foamers

[@JaxonB-Railfanning]

Hi Cleveland area railfan!

[@CSX_1973]

First we have the ai slop and then the old men ranting about everything lol

[@kwtkins2]

Not to mention the old men ranting (more often than not) will then proceed to believe the AI slop is real

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

Ah another man of culture in “The Idiots Of Railfanning”. I love that group. Keep the content coming.

[@dominicwroblewski5832]

If you railfan long enough you will see it all. All as in stupidity. Lets face it, to be a railfan you have to be a kind of nerd to begin with. I've been an active railfan since I was 10 (1970) and have run into mostly normal people railfanning but every now and then you run into that one guy. Thing of the scene in the movie Polar Express where the kid is rattling off facts about the locomotive. Yep, I've run into my share of those over the years. I feel sorry for young railfans today because there is variety anymore. I look at railfanning today as more of a photographic opportunity rather than a railfan experience. I want to get the artsy fartsy shot rather than the 3/4 wedge shot. A train can be the subject of a photo or it can be a background element. It depends on the situation and the lighting.

[@MatthewChenault]

Or you do what I do and film some tracks to talk about the historical significance said section of track had during the American Civil War.

[@devernepersonal3636]

What’s wrong with knowing the facts about a locomotive? Now there are “cool” railfans and “not cool” railfans?

[@csxtrainfan319]

What Michael Vertice said is so true

[@joeythecat7482]

When they were sending Big Biy through Mount Pleasant Texas (after a few delays), Ed and the rest of the crew were told to blow the whistle more than usual because people were standing on the tracks.

[@Hudsonstrainspotting]

Jokes on you NS ain't gonna get me in Australia 😂

[@MuscleLineRailfan]

Beyond me how my ass hasn't been called out on one of these type of videos yet

[@BNSF1458]

Time is ticking lil bro 💀🙏

[@MystiCmeshtool]

​@@BNSF1458you

[@MuscleLineRailfan]

@@BNSF1458 Nuh uh

[@ulstercountyrailfans7717]

I always get a kick out of that page 😂😂 the rebirth of “a railroad club where we act like 11 yr olds”

[@Pasco-Spokane-Railfan-2024]

The other thing that’ll piss off the railroad is if you fuck with track bonds signals etc

[@rfirtfan2809]

The Penn Central Transportation Company maintains an excellent facebook page for updates on the condition of its claimed railroads.

[@MatNichols-iz9dy]

I think it's the funniest thing when railfans are like "foamers are so bad lmao" when you kinda need to be a foamer in order to be in the hobby.

[@Mr.Memesmith]

3:13, welp, guess I should become a train dispatcher.

[@RealRailfan]

LOL!😂 Loved this one, well made man! Laughed during this whole thing! I agree completely with this!🤪

[@pacificnorthwestandsouther703]

there are so many "restore it and run it on the mainline" pages all because i follow a bn and fallen flag group

[@SynchroScore]

I love how the NYC 3001 announcement video actually quoted that line and explained that no, nothing works that way.

[@SouthernRailfan01]

Was one of the folks chasing the Big Boy down in New Orleans-got a great view of that rolling roadblock from the top of a parking garage. Was quite a show considering traffic there tends to go 65 MPH+…pure insanity.

[@arey721]

24 years old here, watching these are uncomfortably relatable lol cuz I want to think I’m a mature adult yet here I am being like “mhm yup right” to a lot of this hahahah

[@warriorrealm9864]

0:45 I actually saw that post and I was thinking to myself “Then don’t work for the railroad simple!”

[@Toast_The_Memer]

GET OUT🗣️🔥🔥

[@lorthathmerthy]

Or, hear me out…. Stop filming railway employees while they work. Companies do look around on KZbin for videos of their employees working. They look for a simple rule violation to take a man out of service. No one should have to work in fear because weirdos like you want to film grown men working. Film the train, not the people on it.

[@Waskotorowy]

"retired railroader"

[@alexander1485]

The teenagers were on the back lit side too.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Tesingaccount12Productions]

4:00 thats actually wild bro 💀. Although i cant really say anything because i recently chased NS 1067 for two separate shots and paced up 9805 at 25mph in a 55, puncturing a tire with a nail in the process. Safe to say that im never pacing another locomotive again lol

[@TwoRibbonRailvideos]

“Ok maybe 100’s of miles is a bit excessive” Me on the other hand…. 150 miles across Florida for USSC 148 pulling an unassisted excursion of 10 private cars 220 miles across Arizona for NS 1066 leading Z-AILA 300 miles across Iowa and MN for 2816 heading north 900 total miles chasing multiple trains across the Alaska railroad Am I crazy? Absolutely. Are all the things listed worth every $ I spent going for them, absofreakinglutely because it was fun.

[@budwhite9591]

1:22 a blacked out Lexus!!!!! Must have been the Yakuza

[@trainsofmichiganproduction5418]

The Caden James dude I actually met

[@AroyalOfficalYT]

3:24 "Sebastian deyoung the railfan" peak

[@ShenandoahValleyrailfan1218]

0:33 please don’t I literally live 5 minutes away from ns tracks :((

[@TheShowblox]

Me, an Avgeek, trying to understand railfans

[@22NCRAILFAN23]

Hey I’m in the group of “The Idiots of Railfanning”

Michael is pissed with you. Just ignore him. This content is great. Keep up the good work.

[@Dexter333-m7t]

I have truly only railfanned once in my life, capturing the very train in profile pic, and honestly felt so nervous about getting in trouble. It’s because these young idiots(by that I mean children with no discipline I’m like 19) have no respect for the railroad. Which, stunning as it may be, is a very dangerous place and is something you shouldn’t mess with

[@Railroadracer49]

Bro cooking up Bangers🔥🔥

[@bnsfgevoproductions]

When that guy said you don't need chase trains, I kinda get it but as a railfan myself I get a train, even if it's backlit as heck, I'm happy on what I catch, even if its a boring H-EVEPAS with two ES44s and only one good railcar being a BN hopper.

[@amtrak713productions8]

Meh i barely get out anymore since i started working for amtrak im just sick of the drama that happens when something good comes and the foamers taking pictures of you from a bridge at 2 an in the morning is something else

[@garrettsubproductions8705]

That last clip at 8:00 is our loco town fomer in chesterton where I Railfan all the time he is very annoying

[@ECDT1089-EtheLamborghini]

>Facebook. THAT'S the problem 😂

[@RailfanChase_YT]

Literally met that kid this weekend who was chasing 8102 in chesterton

[@centerbeamgamingandtrains7451]

Btw Micheal Verlice replied to you lmao. That whole group is lit up.

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

He threw a unhinged hissy fit lol

[@KevinCSX]

I got tired of foaming so I joined the railroad 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@subsailor1445]

Being on Facebook is like sitting at the cool table in a mental institution.

[@Railfanner109]

0:33 I live next to train tracks so it’s possible for you to send NS to derail😭😭😭

[@Gb_cole]

You missed out on the best bits from the Facebook group lol

[@ThundercatDarklion]

I am an railfan and I am always safe when I do it. I've also had called railroads when grade crossing signals malfunction around where I live or after an severe thunderstorm this year as I was on an bike trail bridge on the South side of the Riverside Blvd. bridge over the CP KCS's former Milwaukee Road tracks here in Rockford Illinois and spotted an tree blown down across the tracks and good thing the mile marker was by the bridge with the contact info on it. That tree was big and could of caused a derailment. I always get thanked for calling in problems like that.

[@Seaboardsystem-t7e]

3:29 oh yeah, I always do that with the railroads signals electricity ain’t cheap these days💀💀💀

[@Runt3132]

Got a BNSF vest directly from a conductor while they were switching. Luckily, it's never left my closet since.

[@Chescat124]

UP-NW foamers are a different breed (I am one of them)

[@spazman2644]

Risking your life just to film in portrait, bra-vo 👏👏

[@KalamazooAreaRailfan]

0:03 don’t we all? Lmao 😂

[@SacAmtrackBNSFFAN1934producti]

4:22 those messenger notifications got me tripping 😭😭

[@TRS8102]

Facebook in my area are funny and stupid at the same time lol

[@bradley.reim22]

JOEY ROBINSON YOU HAVE BEEN FEATURED!

[@Mr_C2-YT]

Aww how awesome of him to turn off the locomotive! They really needed that!🥰 (not)

[@CodeEthos]

A fellow Idiots of Railfanning group member. Glad to see ya on there.

[@Rickybnsf]

8:00 as a Chicago Southside foamer, that is why I stay away from Chesterton

[@PropelleredDash8]

When you saw me, you sure died of laughter

[@Hopen111YT]

This is why I have never downloaded Facebook 💀

[@SPRailfan4449]

Wow after watching this video, Facebook Foamers/Railfans are on a different level of craziness. lol 😂

[@devernepersonal3636]

I mean they realize we can hardly (if ever) see them in the cab right? A tiny guy in a 15 ft engine. It’s never been about them.

[@Bayarearailphotos]

Wake up guys BNSF 1458 has posted

[@Rails-Of-Illinois]

Foamers in general should be illegal!

[@SynchroScore]

I'm an operating volunteer at the Illinois Railway Museum. Earlier this year, I was conductor on a caboose train on Diesel Weekend. There was a good number of people at Seeman Road, and all westbound trains were stopping to board and discharge passengers at the halt there. For reference, all locomotive-hauled trains on this railroad have the locomotive facing east (except for when we run the CNW bilevels, because commuter trains always have the locomotive facing away from Chicago). The conductor has to control the shove with a tailhose (combination brake valve and whistle) and call signals for the engineer. There is a gravel strip next to the tracks just west of Seeman Road, giving access to the turnout and signals at East Johnson. There is a gate across it to keep unauthorized vehicles from heading down that way. I've just given my flag signal to the engineer to shove west and I hop onto the steps of the caboose. Some high-school kid starts screaming and running alongside the train and cuts around the end of the gate _passing between the gate and my train._ I start panicking, thinking this little jerk is going to trip and fall against the side of the car, or even under the wheels. I lean off the steps and yell at him (I've found that I can really make some noise if motivated, with one of our steam firemen asking me to be "less terrifying" when telling people to get off the tracks). And I bellow "HEY! COOL IT!" as I roll past into Johnson Siding, and the other little jerks start laughing. There's a clip of it on KZbin somewhere or other.

[@railroadfanaticproductions]

Now that I saw this, I think I’m ready to reconsider railfanning.

[@FreedomtowerStudios]

"Like and subscribed or i'll send NS to derail outside your house".......yet i live next to the NYS&W so......jokes on you..... kidding by the way, love the content man!

[@SD40-2]

Railfans on discord:

[@BNSF1458]

We ain’t going there 💀

[@JordysRailVideos]

As an Aussie, we don't have NS trackage

[@PropelleredDash8]

Not yet...

[@Barefoot_Railfanning]

7:00 that’s me lol. I only said that cuz my mom told me to because his mom got mad at me (Yes I’m a child I don’t need to hear it) but yeah idk why he stood on the gauge, he claims to have learned his lesson but yet I still see him pull stuff like that every day.

[@cat.jpeg57]

3:59 I would foam over the BCRail heritage unit, it's foam-worthy.

[@TexasSoCalRailfan9021]

3:58 average former being brain dead

[@Nthuziast]

i am an internal foamer. i stay calm on the outside when i catch a heritage unit, but i'm screamin inside. this is.. just because i'm not good at showing emotion.

[@Train_Master_4014]

5:18 I STRONGLY agree because u could maybe get arrested 4 causing a traffic jam and you can only park on freeway in emergency’s

[@MrTrainProductions]

You've somehow managed to get poor engineer Michael canceled on Facebook lol

[@vuurvrproductions4656]

surprising the facebook group in my area is actually normal

[@Qwertropolis]

facebook foamers in here are very very opposite in australia. Sure some are a bit stupid but sometimes they're the ones that know where stuff is

[@upchessbyabzolute]

I was learning how to generate structures using Jigsaw blocks in Minecraft, then I saw this, and dropped everything

[@ATARP24]

I never thought to be watching a video like this lol. As one of the older Railfans in my group, I don’t appreciate foaming at the highest rate but if CSX brings like a Heritage Unit to me, I would get it safely without being a idiot on the rails. Even a nice CSX engineer was able to brighten up my day after being on csx 1976 Conrail

[@mxderate]

i railfan away from popular railfanning spots for a reason bro 😭 and its cuz of the idiocy seen in this video

[@rtrfan7398]

0:45 He's an American patriot!

[@Trainsaregreat365]

This is good you should continue this series

[@thek-luckyboys5252]

Why Does My Bro Do That😰

[@NASCOrailfan]

My iq is very down there

[@Union_Pacific_4014_BIGBOY]

This is a great video. You do great on every video. Keep up with. I wish you the best day or night!

[@randallellison6421]

As a crew van driver, alot of the guys I talk to here on the Thayer Sub get a kick out of some of these railfans (by and large, most of the railfans here in my area, are respectful of the railroad and get their shots while at a safe distance) and are pretty chill with them, unless you do some of the stupid stuff mentioned in the video, then they tend to get a little irritated, lol!

[@jdubs78]

I guess it’s whatever floats your boat. I personally don’t see the excitement anymore with modern day railroading but my kids do. It’s what they see. I grew up with Geeps and SD40-2’s. I personally used to like the variety there used to be but those days are pretty much gone. I’m also around equipment 5 days a week (25 year conductor) so I personally don’t care to see it on my off days. As for dangerous driving, trespassing, or standing on the rail? That’s a totally different thing. Lastly, I noticed one of the comments on a post was by Tom Horvath. I used to work with him. If you see this Tom, Hello! I hope you are enjoying retirement.

[@BNSFBishop]

Nice one lol. I was laughing the whole way 😂

[@Traineater2024]

No pls no i don’t want NS to derail out my house

[@MichiganRailfanEnthusiast]

Facebook user: Looks at a picture or post and sees a railfan holding a scanner, they think that they're talking to it. BNSF 1458: Have you even used a phone before💀💀💀

[@BNSFrailfan01]

We need a part 2, I mean, there’s literally an entire Facebook group dedicated to the idiots in this hobby.

[@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois]

Me who lives in Chicago with trains everywhere so I don't need to chase one and can just film whenever I feel like it: interesting

[@railfan104]

I have a never-thought-of fact: ALL railfans are foamers on some level, some are calm and chill, others are loud and overreactive, but all are still railfans! Edit: except for the railfans that purposefully derail trains or cause problems intentionally, they are NOT NORMAL

[@PowerTrain611]

People in general are getting dumber in every way. I like trains, but I don't feel like wasting my life away standing next to the tracks with a camera. I have such little time to myself as it is. Must be nice not having a job.

[@BNSF1458]

I have a two jobs and school bro 💀

[@PowerTrain611]

@@BNSF1458 I mean I wasn't referring to you, I only just found this channel. Are you still a kid, living at home with your parents? I'm asking as a married adult, renting an apartment, two jobs, zero money, lots of chores and backlog of bills to pay, 5 cats to take care of, stuff to repair, budgeting to do, etc. I have basically no spare time aside from these few minutes at work where I can watch KZbin lol

[@JacobHassell]

Hence why you shouldn’t go stalking a crew because you didn’t like your photo angle

[@DavidWsTrainVideos]

@@PowerTrain611where the heck do you live…Downtown NYC? I like getting outside (also helps having a 4 year old son who loves trains). Also, I find it helps me de-stress.