The Flying Z Trains of La Plata, Missouri (WB Edition)

[@shmoop2481]

It amazes me that so many railfans feel the need to stand right to the edge of the track to get their videos. One of these days one will get clobbered by something flying off. As an engineer, seeing stuff like this drives me nuts.

[@walterfink9782]

I agree. Standing that close to a train traveling faster than a crawl, can be dangerous to one's health. What would happen, if an object flew out from the train, and headed right at you? Or worse, the train were to derail, right in your direction? Chances are, your friends and family would be answering these questions. Because you would be seriously injured or worse, killed immediately!

[@MattS_Filmography]

Railfan here, and I can assure you there are some common sense railfans out there, including myself. I usually take 25 steps from the rail back and that's where I'll usually be positioned. Common sense unfortunately isn't common among the community

[@bubby3190]

Well that’s one way to go…

[@markwarmann1262]

Im a railfan and i know everybodys different but for me standing at the yellow line ( when im not taking pics or videos ) the rush i get standing that close while a train is flying past is just unexplainable. I fuckin love it

[@shmoop2481]

@markwarmann1262 Ya, and people like that I really can't feel sorry for if something does happen to them

[@jsemancik1]

i watch this camera a lot on Virtual Railfan and its amazing how fast they go through here, i would never stand so close to that train as these folks are

[@RodneyHenderson357]

Crazy standing that close to tracks......final destination action.

[@keithmoreland9824]

That train derail everybody's dying

[@williamhaynes4800]

High speed freight trains and carrier launched planes are exhilarating.

[@emmanuelsavage4707]

I stood by a fence close by as IndyCars raced during practice. Watching these videos is giving me the same rush!

[@KTRFP]

Interesting analogy! Glad you enjoyed watching my video. Thanks for the comment, Emmanuel!

[@debal73]

All the whiners need to just stop. To each his own I say.

[@anb7408]

Ahhh…..ignorance on full display. Your family will be singing a different tune if something hanging off the side of a car cuts you in half. You won’t be singing the tune because you’ll be dead.

[@LanternSignals]

As an RFE it was very sad having to investigate deaths and injuries because of people being to close.

[@anb7408]

Sadly, there IS a cure for stupid…..and it’s a big damn train. And some people have to learn the hard way. Unfortunately, people like yourself have to see the carnage aftermath.

[@k.c.beagle7102]

These trains are very large and incredibly fast. I would think one could back up a was and still appreciate the view...

[@KTRFP]

Thanks a bunch. and yes for sure.

[@philmclean-dh4zy]

Great footage. These large double decker intermodels, at this speed.. amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@MikeG42]

Those Intermodal Z trains just zoom through La Plata at high speed. Very cool to see. Excellent video KTRF. 🙂👍

[@KTRFP]

Thank you very much!

[@DAViDD767]

dang, that is awfully close to the rails, sheeeesh

[@timmungenast]

Sure, you were too close, but I’m not gonna beat that dead horse. I loved the video anyway. Amazingly fast freight here, damn! Keep up the good work, and please don’t die doing it. 🙏🏻

[@anb7408]

If there is any kind of strap or other free floating object flying around the side of one of those cars, you’re DEAD. I’ve seen a loose metal strap put a dent in a signal hut before. Geez. 🙄

[@MirzaAhmed89]

So where are they supposed to stand? Flying debris would hit anyone within 30 yards.

[@Wheatfieldrailz]

Its always a fun time in La Plata! Great video!

[@KTRFP]

thanks a bunch!

[@DM-lg7hk]

dangerous chain comes loose ouch

[@F59PHI]

Man they put those yellow lines there for a reason! Not just for people but for your tripod too. Those engineers hearts skipped a few beats, please move behind the yellow next time around.

[@anb7408]

Some people have to learn the hard (and stupid) way.

[@MirzaAhmed89]

As far as I can tell, everyone was standing behind the yellow line.

[@robertallmark248]

Great filming. Love and peace from Wolverhampton England

[@npo64]

Do freight trains in England go fast? I know your passenger trains are very fast but I always wondered what your freight trains were like.

[@JackGrimen]

Wow, how impressive at the speed they pass here in Mexico,🇲🇽 they don't pass at that speed, not as slow, but not like the ones in the video. Wow, I'm impressed by how they pass from that side. Greetings, good video, good everyone. 😮😮😮😮

[@ns_railfanner7299]

Nice video! Can't wait to go in October.

[@Petertram_official]

hi. very cool video👍

[@TheMetGuy]

These are awesome catches. those trains are FAST!

[@SouthernIllinoisRailfan]

I blinked and missed each train.

[@KTRFP]

You must be sleepy.

[@coverwatch]

Great video mate! We don't have freight trains going this fast in my country, so that was certainly a sight to see. I'm not going to argue about standing too close to the rails but I believe that the sound of rails are muffled by the intense wind wake created by the train due to your proximity to the rails. I would have loved to hear the rail seam sounds on this speed but all I can hear is "whooosh-whoooosh" :D

[@NaTheN9ll]

I am definitely taking a trip out to La Plata this summer! Gonna make La Plata my first railfanning video when I make my new channel this summer

[@WabashWesternRails1]

Awesome video! Super close to those Z’s!

[@JeffMcNair75]

I just wish that people wouldn't stand so close to the track. There's no telling how fast that train is going.

[@TheSpotify95]

Those trains absolutely whizz past! In the UK, goods trains aren't allowed to go more than 60mph.

[@CentralGeorgiaRailfan8051]

A several million pound object flying past you at interstate speeds is something else, but what's even crazier is why you feel the need to stand so close to it??? If you'd like a close up shot just zoom in

[@exit94]

dude this is dope as hell looking fwd 4 more bud

[@kayjoe7237]

Subscribed. Awesome videos.

[@KTRFP]

Thank you very much! I appreciate the support.

[@DistantHorn]

Wow those things are moving !! Are the UP trackage rights trains pretty common ?.. great video!

[@KTRFP]

Two UP track right trains per day through here. WB ZG4CI & EB ZCIG4.

[@jimsanders4412]

Awesome shots, but I think you could get the same effect standing farther away from the tracks and using the zoom feature…just sayin’…🤷‍♂️

[@KCTopDawg]

Wow high speed but that first one though! Close!

[@KTRFP]

Tripod over the yellow line 😏"Hold on tight!" - Thanks for watching, this was a fun video to film and put together. Great weekend.

[@レッサーパンダのマック]

1:17 right as the UP gets close a japanese anime ad pops up and gives me a jumpscare music because i was hoping to get a better hearing of the engines flying by and the wheels rattle.

[@ryandixon6428]

One wrong move and he toast . But the thrill of being near these giant of steal make you're bold boil

[@debal73]

What? This makes no sense.

[@IlllllIlIIllIII]

Lmao get better at spelling😭

[@CollinCountyRailfan]

how often do trains go by here?

[@KTRFP]

50-70 trains per 24 hours on the BNSF Marceline Sub.

[@tonywaldon7801]

Many times a day, it's the old Santa Fe mainline

[@CollinCountyRailfan]

@@tonywaldon7801 👍

[@ns_railfanner7299]

LOL THE KID FELL!

[@KTRFP]

lol it happens

[@amtrak6908_productions]

It's insane how sped up this looks, what's even more Insane is that this is how it looks, this train really is going 70mph😎😎😎

[@brianide3770]

Thanks for the video, I don't get on to see the trains as much as I used to. Love LaPlata

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

super video bro ❤❤❤❤

[@alangeorge1661]

You should get a radar gun and clock the speed...

[@Colton_K]

awesome video!

[@KTRFP]

Thanks a bunch, this was an awesome video to put together.

[@محمدحسینصفیخانی]

بهترین نقطه، وبهترین مکان برای ثبت یک لحظه فوق العاده ،همانجایی است که شما تصویرگر محترم ایستاده ای،به شما تبریک میگویم از اینکه لذت خود را با دیگران به اشتراک میگذارید❤❤❤❤

[@ericgarner6175]

Hope to get out to LA Plata some day. Great vid

[@KTRFP]

You should!

[@armysairus5033]

Не надо стоять близко к краю платформы!!!

[@TrainCatspot]

Wow, speedy ones

[@bryanlloyd1099]

Awesome video!

[@KTRFP]

Thanks a bunch, Bryan. This video was fun.

[@MassRailfan124]

I wanna go here the next railroad days.

[@KTRFP]

Next railroad days starts tomorrow.. 28-30th.

[@MassRailfan124]

@@KTRFP ah crap. Well might go next year then

[@donhunking2286]

Wow , what a thrilling video . Earth-shaking power and lightning speed , what a combo !! We'll be watching to see more of your work . Ever thought of adding a drone camera to catch those spectacular meets ??? Your new fans from the Great White North 🇨🇦

[@KTRFP]

I have been wanting to do more drone shots! I will consider doing that sometime soon. Thanks!

[@HSETM]

I have to head down here sometime! I'm not even far from the MO border.

[@KTRFP]

It is definitely worth a trip. Even a small one. If you're not fanning in La Plata you're missing out.

[@ScottHjeltness]

How fast do you think those trains are moving? That looks like 70 miles an hour maybe more

[@KTRFP]

Track speed for freight is 70 MPH.

[@greenvilledistrictrailfans]

7:01 guy falls

[@TheDylanJoyce]

Trains can be super territorial of their tracks!

[@craigreed6370]

Awesome video. That's about 65. 70. MPH

[@ThomasEKouri]

Maybe 90 mph

[@tonytins]

Must be something to be in the cab of those trains.

[@6680thSOG]

Yeah and pray a foamer doesn't become ground beef standing 3 feet away

[@AquaDogTTR]

What a spot! I feel like the wind coming off of those things could power a small town for a day.

[@KenanTurkiye]

Don't you love trains, trams, aren't they all beautiful :) come take a ride! (at folder 2, look my way)

[@ToddReuterOutdoors]

I’m not sure why people stand so close trackside to trains like this. If that trail derails, you’ll be gone before you know what hit you. Those 53 foot well cars are going by at the blink of an eye.

[@KTRFP]

If a train were to derail at track-speed, the entire area and any people would be gone. It wouldn't really matter how far back on the platform we were standing. I will agree with you that I was pretty close in a couple of the clips, but for the most part it was just the tripod that was extremely close to the Z trains.

[@SKYKOP1972]

@@KTRFP If you're within 30 feet or less of a train moving 70 MPH, you won't even have time to flinch before whatever the train kicks up from the roadbed or whatever flies off the train goes right through you. That station is built all too close to those tracks.

[@andrewcrane2786]

Those train 🚆 are going super fast wow at least 75 mph I'm railroad fans myself I live Baltimore MD I CSX and north folk southern runs they don't run that's fast here 75mph

[@ericmontgomery7401]

I don't guess one of these could derail catastrophic for that speed for shore that's crazy

[@alfuso]

I love standing in the bow wash of a train

[@southernNMRail-Refuse18]

I’m surprised no one got sucked into the train with the speed and wind if they were THAT close. For train crews that’s the most Nail Biting thing of all is seeing someone less than 10 feet from the tracks going 70 mph. I can see why the railroad has a hatred for “foamers” or “rail photographers” since everyone is considered as one now.

[@trinidadguadalupesanchezri5945]

Dale, Dale Trenecito!!!!!!❤

[@wesleyhearn5263]

7:00 That guy was lucky he fell sideways rather than forward.

[@rxlentess.2856]

It got so quiet so fast, as if a train was never their to be begin with

[@sirius451]

As a freight train driver, I always have a very bad feeling when I pass platforms full of people.

[@keithbradley1197]

You mean you are an engineer

[@sirius451]

@@keithbradley1197 Yes that‘s right. I‘m an engineer in Switzerland. Here we call it „Lokführer“

[@Wolfgodmak]

Ok theres good shots and close shots but theres a limit to being way too close. Cameras have zoom for a reason.

[@MissouriRails]

Nice video, but you where WAY too close to that first one, at least for my comfort

[@KTRFP]

Thanks for watching. Tripod was over the yellow line on the first one.

[@admydragon]

You guys really feel the need to stand so close you could almost touch it, eh?

[@alangeorge1661]

Use a tripod and stand clear of that colossal kinetic energy machine!

[@KTRFP]

Indeed. Tripods are good.

[@danielreynolds6498]

Wow so big so long so fast.

[@CB19087]

I wonder how many hours it takes to load them?

[@bsgp60]

Extremely dangerous, wow!

[@PrestonTheRailfan]

Been waiting for this!

[@KTRFP]

I know you have. It!s hard to beat standing next to one of these things on the platform. Thanks for watching.

[@cak813]

It makes me nervous just watching those people standing so close to the tracks.

[@sohan5170]

what if a cart derails?

[@michaelgibson8402]

Boy could you imagine if derailed this would be a catastrophe

[@OldsmarRRfan]

Never getting that close 😮‍💨

[@robertmoir5695]

That train was hauling double S

[@amtrakfan619]

Ha ha ha at 7:01

[@Wandychanel377]

Amazing frens

[@jonbowlerbowler7366]

I LOVE TO SEE 70 MPH Trains KTRF

[@davorlekenik9563]

No electricifated rail ??

[@richharris9489]

Nope diesal power

[@sachvatal100]

When you're out there filming or photographing trains, you need to do a better job in keeping a safe distance from the tracks. On some of the reels you got a little too close and that's how a rail fanner got killed in Henderson, Colorado on July 21, 2018.

[@dredaylarue]

you don't have to get that close when your camera as a zoom in feature

[@demetriusdunbar7294]

Has anyone used a speed gun to see how fast there going.

[@KTRFP]

Yes, many times. A few railfans bring out speed guns to test speeds occasionally.

[@4erix]

Right?

[@SooNdar-TM2024]

SAFETY FIRST PUT YOUR CAM AWAY FROM THE YELLOW LINE

[@CameronMcAllister-m7k]

That thing was flyin

[@VVK5W]

I've been in the industry for 22 years. Guys: get a tripod for your camera and weight it down so it won't blow over. PLEASE scoot back a little bit.

[@jonathanlarathetrainguy7788]

Imagine putting it on 2x speed

[@KTRFP]

Lmao that would look crazy

[@moonlight_trains1]

I'm watching this whole video in 2x lol

[@scottkew6278]

No offense buddy but here in KZbin land I want you to live. Please do not stand that close again. If ANY small thing popped out or protruded in any way which happens often, at that speed, you probably would not survive. Please be more careful with your life. Your life is worth Far more than the Money shot. Thank you.

[@RANDOMGUY-ty3ze]

How about you don't tell people what to do through a social media app.

[@jimmckay8391]

Can you imagine walking on the tracks and being hit by that train you would not need rocket to reach moon

[@ImanRailfans-th4ef]

niceeee🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@KTRFP]

Thanks 🤗

[@rudy_ad]

Put on eye safety glasses if you are going to be so close.

[@K1nLies]

Alot of foamer activity and behavior

[@BNSF_SoCal_Productions]

Nice video, But do you really have to stand on the yellow line, Those trains move very fast and neither the crews nor anybody else wants to see you get hit by a train

[@husseinHelal-99]

but why these videos sound fake, i mean i can't believe that train is that fast

[@KTRFP]

Track speed through here is 70 MPH for allowed trains. I believe that 72.9 is the limit for penalty braking through PTC. iPhone camera may have also enhanced the speed a bit due to the zoomed out view. Trains like these pass every day on the BNSF transcon.

[@dcp4486]

Sheer madness.

[@josephmurrill8530]

People!!! Do you understand how fast those trains are going and you people are standing that close to the tracks, 70 or maybe 75 MPH. So you are choosing death. Stand a little bit closer and you'll get lucky.

[@District_1073]

First clip is sped up