The Inside Gateway (4K) | Between Klamath Falls & Keddie: BNSF Trains | June 2022 | DJI Inspire 2

I'm proud to present this production of The Inside Gateway/ BNSF Gateway Subdivision from June 2022. This movie features trains up and down the 202 mile line between Klamath Falls Oregon and Keddie California. I shot this video over three days and got some of the neat locations that are seldom documented from this line.
Here are the location timestamps and the trains at those places:
June 18, 2022
BNSF 7464 Northbound oil train:
00:00 -Intro
00:15 -Hollenbeck Loop
02:58 -Canyondam CA
June 16, 2022
BNSF 7995 Southbound grain train
06:44 -Henley OR
07:44 -Malin OR
10:15 -Stronghold CA
11:10 -Tionesta CA
11:52 -Little Valley CA
17:20 -North of Halls Flat CA (Ladder Butte Pit)
June 17, 2022
BNSF 5900 Southbound manifest train
23:38 -Robbers Creek CA
BNSF 7662 Northbound manifest train
26:01 -Clear Creek Jct. CA
26:34 -North of Westwood CA
27:14 -Halls Flat CA
27:54 -Little Valley CA
BNSF 5900 Southbound manifest train (continued)
31:38 -Hollenbeck Loop
36:09 -Greenville CA
June 18, 2022 (continued)
BNSF 7943 Northbound manifest train
38:44 -West of Keddie CA
41:19 - North of Keddie CA
43:44 - South of Moccasin CA (Plumas County)
45:52 -Crescent Mills CA
47:49 -North of Greenville CA
48:26 -Hollenbeck Loop
49:30 -Canyondam CA
50:08 -South of Clear Creek Jct. CA
50:45 -North of Norvell CA
BNSF 4465 Southbound manifest train
52:30 -Jellico CA
BNSF 8033 Southbound manifest train
55:59 -South of Little Valley CA
This was also filmed less than a year after the Dixie Fire of California ravaged much of the line and there is much evidence from that fire throughout the video. It even opened up some views of the line not possible to see before. I in fact do not take the destruction of that fire lightly. The Dixie Fire was a terrible tragedy to many who suffered. I hope you enjoy this lengthy production of a line that I have a slight obsession with.
Recording equipment used:
-DJI Inspire 2 (Zenmuse X5S)
-Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra
-DJI Osmo Action
Music is used from Soundstripe.
Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed!

[@charlescoghlan2855]

Two previous comments said it all - "mesmerizing" and "masterpiece". It is truly a superior work of art with the combination of film site selection, music selection, and conveying the tremendous impact of the Dixie fire aftermath on nature and people. Your drone work is spectacular and conveys the ruggedness of the area where workers built the railroads by hand many years ago. Great project, be very proud and satisfied of it.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much Charles I appreciate it. This one certainly took a while and I had some really long wait times for some of these trains but it was all worth it in the end. I'm humbled you think so highly of it!

[@terrynielson7886]

I wish I could watch the whole train go by in one uncut video, I love to count the cars!

[@Zsolti0NYM]

The first location is a very sad sight. The fire destroyed a huge area there. The devastation is best visible from the air. The trains are pretty cool, it's always good to see as they struggle climbing the serious grades. This video was worth the wait, it's one of your best Dan. Thank you for the long movie.

[@TheRailfanDan]

It's crazy how long the Dixie Fire burned and you really do get a sense of that with how many locations are completely torched. I love watching them power up the steeper grades and was happy to catch quite a bit of that from the ground for the audio.

[@thomasmackowiak]

WOW, Dan, this was a great movie and well worth the wait to see it! The devastation around the Hollenbeck Loop from the Dixie fire in 2021 was terrible. However, it is nice to see that a year later there is green on the ground. It was fantastic to see the trains snake around the various curves when you showed some long-range views of the trains moving through the hills. This is one of your best productions. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to view and enjoy it.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Thomas! The green does start to grow back very fast after a major burn like that indeed and it is great to see. I am very happy to be able to share this seldom documented piece of railroad to the world!

[@ghostgarden8032]

That is some beautiful country, Evan with all of the fire damage,

[@railseast]

I surely didn't have time for a 1 hour video tonight, but I could not tear myself away. This is a superb video, suitable for the 'BNSF Annual Shareholders Meeting' I should think. Outstanding work, sir, thanks for the ride; now I have to carve out another hour in my busy life to watch it again. Looks like the cows will have a late feeding tomorrow....Bravo.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Well thanks very much I'm glad you couldn't pull yourself away! This is one of my most ambitious videos of all time and I spent hours editing it to post on here.

[@Stefan_Boerjesson]

Time 02:20. Incredible. Fantastic view and train. Time 18:25. Great shot!

[@strangerous1313]

Thank you for taking me along. I very much appreciate all the work, and artistry, you put into your videos!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Mark I'm glad you appreciate it!

[@snchilders]

Dan, excellent shooting and your editing of the drone and ground shots.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Steve!

[@RonStanek]

Thank You! Dan! For this cinematic marvel. It Will be appreciated on these long cold stormy winter days and nights across our country. The Great combo of sights and sounds 👌 showing how our nation is all tied together through the rail systems among others.❤️ I like the addition of the elevation updates and the notation of the rail grades. It helps to "feel" the "emotions" of the engines, as they struggle with their load, up and down. Your color saturation 😊👌💯👍 Keep the Home Fires Buring! As always Happy Trails and Merry Christmas! 🌲❄️🎁🎅🤶🧑‍🎄🌲🚂

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Ron I really appreciate it!

[@rockymountainjazzfan1822]

The SB "grain train," judging by the number of ADM hoppers, is most likely soybean meal from the Midwest that will be mixed with grain to make livestock feed, most likely poultry feed for operations located in California's Central Valley.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Yes that is exactly right actually. I asked a BNSF buddy about that specific train and he told me it was feed for California. I thought about labeling it as that but I decided it was easier to keep it simple just saying grain train. The railroad still labels it as a G train too.

[@mikekey6906]

One of your best releases. I've enjoyed all your videos but this one is my favorite. Thank you from Wisconsin for bringing us the railroads of the Northwest.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Mike! I have wanted to capture certain parts of this line for years very badly which I finally accomplished last year which I've got a couple other videos up of but I had the best overall coverage of the entire line during this trip and was interested in capturing the landscapes that had burned from the fire.

[@Never2late4U]

WOW Dan that was worh the wait! Great action shots highlighted with dramatic and rugged scenery ;-) Love to see what youre going to get this winter with all the SNOW! Whoo Hoo Hope Santa brings you warm boots anda new warm jacket so we can all live vicariously though your wonderfull flying and filmaking. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you very much! I haven't yet caught anything in the snow but I hope to at some point this winter. Merry Christmas to you as well!

[@TedNewkirk]

You absolutely crushed it again! I watched a few bits and pieces, and look forward to enjoying this on my living room couch with a beer and chips handy.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Ted! It really is best viewed on a large screen.

[@PCBill0622]

Wow Dan-where have you been all my life? 😂 I made a post on TO regarding another talented videographer and your work was recommended. The first one I watched was the Inside Gateway as I have great interest in BNSF (my grandfather was a conductor on the Santa Fe). You have amazing talent: video, piloting, editing, production with music and very informative graphics. I was glad you included the Dixie Fire burn area-so devastating, I’m glad I found your work and looking forward to many more.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Bill I wish more folks would find my channel easier! I'm not sure why it seems like much of the railfan community has a hard time finding me and has a similar reaction as you once they do. I am obsessed with the Inside Gateway and this video was a massive achievement. If you look through my channel you'll find another good one of the same spots on the Gateway with some very rare UP detours. Very happy to have captured those as well!

[@dawnkrenz9266]

This video was amazing!! This is one of my favorite videos! The planning it must have taken! Impressive!!!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Dawn!!! There was a lot of planning and also a couple ridiculous wait times on some of the trains that I wouldn't usually want to admit! The first day on the 16th I waited in Klamath Falls on the first train to get moving for about 8 hours... Then the second day there was a similar wait time in the middle of the day between trains... I was worth it in the end but that is not something I do very often for many places I visit!

[@boerje8154]

I'm a Railfan Dan fan and an Inside Gateway fan. 😄 Thanks for the great pictures. Have been wondering what it looks like after the big fire

[@TheRailfanDan]

Ha thanks! I am obsessed with the Inside Gateway so this video was a massive accomplishment for me.

[@ShoresRailfan]

Hey Dan, thanks for another great video. It was the perfect excuse for me to spend Saturday morning consuming too much coffee and neglected my duties as a Christmas gift wrapper. It was saddening to see the amount of damage wrought by the Dixie fire.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot! I am glad you enjoyed it so much. It was really crazy to first see some of those burn locations from the Dixie fire because I have seen many of them just the year before when it was still thick green forests. It changed the entire tone of some locations.

[@j.robertmclaughlin1894]

Another one of your beautiful videos, I look forward to them

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Robert I'm glad to hear it!

[@scottsmith7051]

Mesmerizing.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Scott!

[@26upman]

This is such a sad sight to see. I grow up on the feather River and a little bit of the gateway sub this is one of my favorite lines I have decided to build a model railroad loosely based on the gateway. Railfan Dan has become one of my new favorite KZbinrs thank you for all the amazing content.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Well thanks a lot William I am happy to hear that! Got some good things in the works coming up.

[@user-ur3pr9zg3b]

Great footage from my "neighborhood"! Incidentally, it is the Hollenbeck "Loops". Northbound, the first loop goes through the tunnel, crosses the highway and continues up the hill into the second loop. Back up there around the corner is also a daylighted tunnel and an abandoned tunnel. I walked this stretch once about 40 years ago, but the fire has opened up the terrain. If you get down this way again and the drone can go that far, you should check them out!

[@mermiriam]

Beautiful with perfect music, as always. I was sad to see the devastation of the forest fires. The dawn/dusk shots were just wonderful! I'm always thankful to see and hear all this beauty, even the starkness of the burned trees, which hold their own kind of beauty and hope. I hope the holidays are full of joy, love, and hope for you and yours, Dan. Brightest of blessings to you.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much Miriam! Hope you are having a great Holiday season as well!

[@stephenkane4322]

Some of the best railfan footage Ive seen.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot!

[@jeffreydeeds9225]

Your videos are works of art. Tremendous music to accompany stunning scenery along with the weaving of the trains along the bends of the tracks is so masterful. It's so relaxing to watch. I also appreciate the notes and location points that you place along the journey. Had to sub. I look forward to more of your incredible art work.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Well thank you so much you're too kind! I'm so glad you enjoy and I always strive to continue bringing the best material I can! Thanks for subscribing!

[@EntertainmentWorldz]

Excellent train great video ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@refga2]

Your Masterpiece

[@StormySkyRailProductions]

Beautiful work and views Dan! (Dave).

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much Dave!

[@trainmaster9323]

Beautiful !

[@fretbuzzaldrin4965]

You SHOULD be proud! Very well done! Best of the Best award. I send these links to friends who don't even like trains and they - to a person - LOVE these videos! I regularly run the Railfan Dan channel all-day on my tablet at work as a calming device. Thanks for sharing your work!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Well I am honored to hear all that! It can be neat even to people who aren't into trains.

[@7ideaproductions]

Very nice Dan! Loved it!!!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you my friend! I hoped you would enjoy it! Yes traffic is indeed dismal like we said but I am still glad I spent the time. I had never been so excited to catch 4 trains in one day in my life like I did on the last day!

[@7ideaproductions]

Your patience definitely paid off.

[@dskywalker3397]

An epic journey.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks! One of my all time favorite regions.

[@timothymclaughlin6860]

The wife and I are new subscribers and I gotta tell ya … your work is just amazing! Love the trains obviously but … the scenery , the views and captions about locations and the music is just fantastic. I am a model railroader who has spent the last 8 years building a layout of Montana Rail link in O Gauge here at home in Kansas. All I can say is WOW! Absolutely love your work at MRL but the world is our oyster . Thanks so much for all your painstaking work . Pretty much binge watching and just enjoying the heck out of all your videos . Outstanding job!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Well thanks a lot Timothy I am honored and humbled by your comment! So glad you both are enjoying it all so much! It is definitely a labor of love and sometimes trying. I love being out doing the filming but sometimes it takes motivation to sit at the computer for hours doing the editing. That part isn't my favorite but the end result is always satisfying. Since you mention MRL I can tease for you that I was just back there again last month for about 4 days and shot quite a bit. Should be 4 videos worth and thd first of those uploads will be a week from now tomorrow. It is exciting because it was basically all snow covered everywhere I captured trains! I am sure you will enjoy it.

[@timothymclaughlin6860]

@@TheRailfanDan That’s outstanding you were just up in MRL Country and I am thrilled to death to see your newest stuff. Yeah we just get lost in your work . Being here in Kansas I have forgotten how beautiful the Pacific Northwest is. Absolutely love everywhere you shoot and the amazing views and shots . The music is just epic and relaxing . So well done and thanks again

[@pacificrailproductions5281]

This is beautiful! I love the loops at Hollenbeck

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks Jeremy! It's terrible that the area burned but I can't say I wasn't upset to now have that area opened up for some major possibilities there.

[@pacificrailproductions5281]

@@TheRailfanDan yeah, that’s true!

[@BaronvonBavert]

great Video Dan 👍🤟, merry christmas and happy new year !!!!!!🎄🎄🎆🎆

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Harald Merry Christmas!

[@michaelberger8137]

Love the friendly wave at the end. Do you have any subscribers that are locomotive engineers? Another epic video and the music was perf. I'm getting to know these places very well. Thanks again for all your hard work.

[@TheRailfanDan]

I enjoyed the wave from the engineer too! I'm sure some of those crew members were extremely surprised to see a railfan way out there in the middle of no where because it really is rare or anyone to capture trains in places out there. I do have some friends and acquaintances that are engineers and conductors and on occasion I capture them at the helm which is good fun.

[@north-cq8wo]

you are still a pro!! Nice video!!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Hey thanks so much!

[@ptitrainrouge]

the wonderful trains appart, thank you to show us these marvelous areas (sadly devastated by the fires in large places) that I would love to visit ( but far far far away from home :( )

[@TheRailfanDan]

That is probably my favorite part about the hobby is the fantastic places I choose to visit. I want to capture the most dramatic scenes I possibly can.

[@billmorrison3714]

More excellence from Dan. Thank you!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much Bill!

[@YardLimit]

Great documentation of the burn scar and the loop!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Thomas! Not a location we could have seen in full like that before.

[@mitico7328]

Spettacolare ...complimenti Italia

[@chaostrain1927]

What a beautiful video. I really enjoyed it. I don't know how you do but you just keep upping your game. Thank you for doing it and thank you for sharing.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a lot Chaos! I am humbled you think so and that you enjoyed it so much.

[@BlackCobra_1]

Awesome ...

[@railscenes4959]

Was this former GN rather than WP? When I got a cab ride from Keddie north on the WP in 1969 the crew & power changed at Bieber, CA from WP F units to GN FA ALCo units. I was tired so got off too and stayed over night in the RR hotel in Bieber as a part of the very gracious WP crew. Then back south to Keddie to catch the Cal Z. Thanks WP crews! I had just returned from serving my time in Vietnam in 1968 and was glad to see snow that came up to the cab floor level. Wow! Thanks for sharing Dan!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Wow that's very cool what an experience! What you saw is exactly what it is. It was WP on the Feather River Route from Keddie to Bieber and then North of Bieber it was GN. Thank you for your service as well!

[@meanerkat4339]

Just a fun fact. The Dixie fire was started by PG&E and allowed to burn in an effort to fill the reservoirs. They (PG&E) didn't like competing with all those thirsty trees for the water and felt it had no other options. What a shame.

[@TheRailfanDan]

I thought I had heard something like that. A shame indeed.

[@Jack-dw2sz]

Nice😀

[@Too519]

Super good theme music

[@CobraChamp]

absolutely incredible video! Loved the Lake Almanor shots. Do you have other videos of the old Feather River route through the Lake Almanor area?

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thank you Champster! Yes I've got another video titled similar that has one shot similar to this one of the lake. You can find it in my Oregon Trunk and Inside Gateway Playlist.

[@CobraChamp]

@@TheRailfanDan thank you!

[@fretbuzzaldrin4965]

Thanks!

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks a bunch I really appreciate it!

[@dennisworkmansr.714]

Of all the Trains/crews you show do any of them show interest in knowing they are part of your videos and do you know if any of them watch also do you get any comments from any of them? I also enjoy some of your cameos with the drone and also would at least interesting to me to get clips of you doing what you do. I really enjoy these videos you make, I'm sure many hours spent creating/uploading them.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Once in a while but it's rare unless I know them personally which I do know some that I get the pleasure to film and chase once in a while. Yeah I try to keep myself out of the camera view as much as I can but sometimes it's not possible and I know many like when they are able to find me. I am glad you enjoy them so much Dennis so thank you for that!

[@stevenikitas8170]

Great video... Tremendous drone work. It is sad to see all the fire damage. It could easily have been mitigated and even prevented by smart "forest management". But environmentalists do not want anyone in the forests like loggers or forest managers. They want the forests only for themselves. And we see the devastating results.

[@TheRailfanDan]

You hit it right on the nose. All correct and a shame indeed.

[@CentralGeorgiaRailfan8051]

BNSF engineer's are basically roller coaster drivers at this point

[@jakehixon1073]

Just got hired on at the BNSF terminal in Klamath. I'll be on this route alot

[@TheRailfanDan]

Oh yeah you will! Now I know who to contact for inside info! 😉 Ha just kidding. Well seriously I wish you well. I have a buddy who has worked Klamath on and off and I can give you one warning... I wish you the best of luck if you ever get an Almanor dog catch, which actually did happen to one of the trains in this video. A Southbound crew dies at Almanor and leaves the train. Then later a new dog catch crew is sent out of Klamath in a van all the way to Almanor to get on and run the train the short distance to Keddie only to get back in the van and be taken all the way back to Klamath in one shot... So basically 8 hours in the van just to run a train 25 miles. At least I think they still do it this way. The trade off being a nice big money maker though.

[@jakehixon1073]

@@TheRailfanDan I don't mind as long as I'm getting paid hahaha

[@TheRailfanDan]

@@jakehixon1073 I believe my buddy told me running the Gateway Sub is the 2nd or 3rd highest paid run on the whole system. I guess 202 miles would do that.

[@stevenlester2606]

Hello, sir. Could you please tell me which railroad built the line and approximately when? I suspect it was either the SP or the GN. Incomparable photography and presentation, because of your devotion to the art and your love of the sight lines.

[@TheRailfanDan]

Thanks so much Steven I put a lot of effort into this one! This line was originally built by the Great Northern and Western Pacific in an effort to compete with SP's North/ South Shasta route. The Western Pacific called it their Northern California Extension. The Great Northern built the line from Klamath Falls to Bieber and the Western Pacific built their section from Keddie to Bieber. This had to be one of, if not the very last, thru mainline routes completed in the US which was opened for traffic in 1931.

[@patriksiegfried5050]

Magnificent landscapes, despite all these charred forests... The pourcentages of the slope of the track, is it in miles or in kilometres ? Have a good year, greetings from Switzerland

[@mpaulk2023]

Dude you don't know how bad I've wanted to see footage of that portion of the inside gateway. I've wondered for years if they had continued the signal project south from k-falls to Keddy, and it looks likely they had. Oh btw, is the north portion still being ran with gapped rail or have they upgraded that portion to ribbon rail yet? Also, the signals at the diamond to the Modoc line didn't look like a traditional UP signal. I'm curious if that line is still in regular through service, or is it only a spur now days? I thought I heard that they had it shut down for a period of time, but then brought it back up for rerouting purposes, but that's all I can vaguely remember, if that lol. Thanks again for doing that trip and recording those vast and baron reaches of the line for all to see! Excellent job!

[@TheRailfanDan]

You and I are the same Mike! Up until last year I had been way too obsessed with visiting the part of the line between Bieber and Halls Flat. I believe the whole line has now been upgraded to ribbon rail as I captured some other spots last year in some earlier videos I will link to you below because I think you will love those too if you liked this! The Modoc Line is still alive because of the Goose Lake Railway in Lakeview OR which services Lakeview and last I knew ran once a week to Alturas to interchange with the UP who also runs there from Klamath Falls. On Saturday the Goose Lake runs from Lakeview to Alturas while the UP runs from Klamath to Alturas. Then on Sunday they return to their respective origin points. It was my pleasure to spend the time out there to capture all this! Check out these videos from last year (2021) as well of some of the same locations. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmTYoJR8ial7eqM kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX6se4SLq5h6aM0

[@user-db3pl7mp1t]

Wow

[@randelgavin7114]

Awesome! What is the music playing when the train first gets to Hollenbeck loop?

[@TheRailfanDan]

That is Legacy by Cody Martin. Music from Artlist.

[@ube-pv8kw]

where is the hollenbeck loop?

[@TheRailfanDan]

Between Greenville and Canyondam CA.