The Seaboard Coast Line Reborn

[@knill1494]

It was cool that the Amtrak Engineer knew who you were on the radio

[@CSXKid5016]

Was not the engineer, was me, the conductor

[@distantsignal]

Was that you, Mr. Breedlove?

[@knill1494]

@@CSXKid5016 sorry 😅

[@CSXKid5016]

@@distantsignal yes sir that was me

[@JJfan48]

It was wholesome to hear that. Best hobby

[@giovannidelacruz6893]

14:27 That is one funny engineer. 😂 It's really cool when a locomotive engineer recognizes you. 😁

[@CSXKid5016]

Conductor (me), not the engineer

[@giovannidelacruz6893]

​@@CSXKid5016 My bad. 😅

[@alexlorenz4103]

When Danny uploads, you stop what you're doing and watch I laughed when a crew member on Amtrak 98 said "Looks like Mr.Danny Harmon out there!"

[@HighballProductions940]

That’s what I’m saying!

[@roylafountain5478]

Agree!!

[@fuzzyalpaca4727]

Ain’t that the truth!

[@hlcx2330]

Been like that for the past 10 years for me!

[@jaysmith1408]

I’m at the pub. But this is more important.

[@nascarben]

The call out on the radio at the end was cool.

[@jacksonsdrones]

14:27 "Looks like Mr. Danny Harmon out there." That was so Cool! Great Video as Always, always enjoy watching! Keep Up the Great Work!

[@Tr2u1ck]

14:27 Very nice shoutout from Amtrak 98

[@KibuFox]

To the Amtrak guys that recognized him, glad to have you watching along with us!

[@CSXKid5016]

It was me. You’re very welcome

[@MFRD-dh1gj]

That was a cool shout-out from Amtrak!

[@IckAck03]

Looks like Amtrak actually saw Danny on the high iron!

[@SimonsEMDProductions]

Danny getting a shoutout over the radio is awesome from the 98 crew!

[@CSXKid5016]

I’m always on the lookout for him. Finally got him that day

[@Finetales]

The crew shoutouts are my favorite occurrence in your videos. That's gotta be a special feeling every time!

[@distantsignal]

Yeah, I have to admit it's pretty cool.

[@richardoleson7934]

Nice shoutout from the Amtrak crew!

[@bennetfox]

"That looks like Mr. Harmon out there!" LOL Danny is railroader famous!!!!

[@tomchidwick]

"That looked like Danny Harmon out there!"

[@davidwayneprins]

Cool that someone on the Amtrak crew spotted you at the crossing as they passed and knew your name.

[@peterredfern1174]

Great video Danny nice to see you were recognised by Amtrak 98,safe travels mate,👏👏🙏🙏👋👋👍🇦🇺🚂

[@kirkchestnut5045]

As a kid I’d take every opportunity to ride down to the SCL main near my house in New Bern,NC. I’d watch them switch out box cars at the Budweiser plant on the wye. One day the engineer stopped the train at the grade crossing, called me over and said “climb aboard.” I got to be an engineer! Ring the bell, blow the horn and have my hand on the throttle. One of the most memorable 10 minutes of my life. And when we got back, my bike was still where I left it. I’m afraid those days are past.

[@CSX4772]

If you don't mind, where was the scl main in New Bern? I know where the NS runs on Hancock Street. I know that at the other side of the river, the ACL/SCL railroad connected with the NS.

[@kirkchestnut5045]

Tri-weekly trains originated at Wilmington NC and paralleled US17. Out by Riverbend it followed the south-side of Canaan (formerly PepsiCo) Intl Airport. Past Publix (formerly Lowe’s) at Glenbernie Rd. Crossed 17 @ MacArthur. At Red Robin Ln the track split into a wye with one to the right to service the distribution plant. Garden Center Ln was just a bit north of the former main roadbed. The bottom of the Wye stopped at Magnolia then rejoined in the new Lowe’s parking lot. Continue THROUGH the Walmart to the service road (roadbed) that passes under US70. Then crossing Trent at Simmons. It followed Park Ave. Here’s where memory is a bit fuzzy. . . I think it street ran Queen to Hancock and then on to Front and crossed the Neuse to Bridgeton.

[@RMaster1112]

Danny, pretty cool to hear your name on the radio towards end of video, "Looks like Danny Harmon out there" ...priceless! Nice video as always.

[@JordysRailVideos]

14:27 looks like Danny got recognized by the crew of 98

[@bradleysmith6442]

That's awesome to get a shout out from the Crew when Amtrak went by.

[@the_halton_sub_railfan]

14:27 Amtrak crew: "Looks like Mr Danny Harmon out there"

[@georgecarter838]

I noticed that 57 has a home made spark screen over its stacks. Being a retired engineer, those old aspirated diesel engines would throw the sparks and embers out the stacks and set quite a few line side fires when worked hard. When we had a diesel that would be notorious for doing this, they were given the nickname "Firebirds", and believe me, we put out a bunch of fires when we could before it would get out of hand especially during a dry spell.

[@rickrogers2649]

Very cool how so many train crews know (and respect) Danny.

[@23431]

Nothing beats a Danny Harmon video

[@bigdee8189]

Amen to that! Mr. Harmon has the perfect voice for narration, and his knowledge of trains, and especially Florida railroads, is unmatched! I love his videos big time! I'd love to meet Mr. Harmon sometime!

[@SDCarlin]

Really fun when the engineers on the AMTRAK 98 recognized Danny!

[@julianreedy4338]

Watching your videos has really sparked my inner Railfan! Thank you!

[@sroevukasroevuka]

Watching this with my grandson. He told me mr. Danny movie. He loves these videos. Watches them over and over.

[@distantsignal]

That's awesome! Tell him Hello from me!

[@sroevukasroevuka]

@@distantsignal will do. Keep up the great work he loves your videos. His favorite is the one with those kids .

[@aceadman]

That old wooden bridge is intense. 😊👍👍

[@centeroftheearthmining4095]

Love how the crew called you out at the end

[@--BiZ--]

You even got a call out on the radio!! Now that's cool 😎 - - Thanks again Danny for another great upload!

[@ColtonRMagby]

Those diesels looked great with that paint scheme. I didn't expect the Amtrak engineer to recognize you, but hearing that he did is a treat not many railfans experience.

[@OSUfan757]

The Amtrak engineer! "Looks like Danny Harmon out there" Always get a little tingly when the crews say hello on the radio.

[@Killhop22]

Love that the crews recognize you and comment over the radio!

[@CSXKid5016]

He’s easy to recognize trackside when we aren’t going 80

[@redflashpontiac]

The man, the myth, the legend...When Mr. Harmon posts a video, you drop everything and watch it.

[@brentmiller3951]

Good evening I am a recent rail fan that grew up in a rail road family .love your stuff

[@christophernorman684]

"Looks like Mr. Danny Harmon out there" -- That was really cool

[@jovetj]

And he didn't even mention it in his narration. 🫡👼

[@niobraraterminalrailroad2709]

Hello Danny, thanks for taking the time to make another one of your outstanding videos!

[@ZachPfeiffer]

I literally caught CSX 1982 with the Seaboard heritage unit paint scheme today! What timing!

[@bryanlee5090]

Danny’s channel is better than most professionals produced. Love his content and his disposition. My mom thought he was so good looking when she was alive😂! Keep up the awesome content!

[@distantsignal]

That's a nice compliment, Bryan. Thanks!

[@RandyHenderson-bk2mw]

Danny, a big thank you for visiting Lake Wales and your video about the operational updates and paint livery of the Florida Midland Railroad! As a long time volunteer and board member of the Lake Wales History Museum, I sincerely appreciate your acknowledgement of the hard work our museum staff and volunteers have accomplished with our SAL caboose, which by the way operated on the former SAL and later SCL Valrico and Coleman subdivisions out of Wildwood and Tampa, prior to its retirement and subsequent donation to the museum. For history buffs, the original location of the SAL depot was on the southeast corner of Scenic Highway (SR 17) and Kissimmee Avenue. The interior of the ACL Depot (main museum building) is currently undergoing renovations and upgrades. We are tentatively scheduled to reopen to the public in late 2024. I hope all those who enjoyed Danny’s video about the Florida Midland Railroad come and visit the Lake Wales History Museum to see our updated exhibits and learn more about the work yet to be done on our other pieces rolling stock and historic structures.

[@shawnpowell5876]

You know it's a great day when Danny posts a new video! Very informative and helps everyone understand the what, when, where and why's of railroading! Thanks again Danny for sharing another great video with us along with your PRICELESS time and effort my friend! Cheers from Laurel, Delaware USA.

[@beeble2003]

Good call by the crew to send you to that wooden bridge. And nice of them to ring the bell for you as they crossed.

[@bnsfgevoproductions]

Nice video

[@LancesLens]

Great video Danny! I'm glad to see any of these companies spending money painting engines these days. Also, that's pretty cool Amtrak recognizing you as they passed. (y)

[@centralplains7608]

Hey Danny, there used to be an EXCELLENT guy (named Jules Bergman) that give SPECIFIC, insightful information on NASA's space program. YOU are = THE = guy for such information on railroading! Your vids are EXPERTLY edited and your use of drone footage IMMACULATELY coincides with your narration! Don't know how or where you find the time to pull it all together into "You are HERE!" style videos of railroad action. There's NOTHING AMATUERISH about your vids. Your historical presentations bring back 70 yrs of memories and bring whole new generations into the world of trains. I COMMEND and APPRECIATE what and how You do such a fantastic and welcoming railroad documentary. God Bless and Be Well !!👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😉

[@philsellers6003]

It's always a good weekend when Danny posts a new video!

[@kevinlee583]

My dad worked for Seaboard Systems Railroad Seaboard Coastline and a few years into CSX Transportation. He was a payroll clerk for 35 years and was mainly in Rice Yard in Waycross, GA then transferred to Jacksonville Florida for the last 5 years before he retired. Good times and great memories with this video. Thanks for sharing Danny!

[@YardLimit]

Nice work, Danny. Always nice to get a shout out on the radio!

[@nedj10]

Always a good video when we can see Amtrak serving the American people and our international guests as they seeing our country in the best way possible from an Amtrak train.

[@fldon2306]

Danny’s famous!! Love the Shout Out from the Amtrak Crew!! Didn’t know those short lines were still used; good to know! (I’ve only seen the one working by Eagle Lake on occasion). And, for the out-of-towners, Florida’s Natural has a great Visitors Center right across the street from the juice plant on US-27, open in tourist season. Thanks again Danny!

[@Ronprower]

Love these videos, they are so fun to watch and learn the history!

[@BlueSkyScholar]

Lots of poles are needed in Tallahassee right now, tornado came through broke off 500+ poles and left heavy damage at Railroad Square including the the old depot.

[@TheLEMRR]

Got some respect from the Amtrak crew - nice!

[@danielhildebrand6892]

I've had a shout out before "railfan at X crossing Hello" but never by name. Nice!

[@thebluehero2219]

Dang even bridges are more photogenic than me 😂 great video Danny! Superb job as always!

[@distantsignal]

Haha! Me too. Many thanks!

[@kevinseminary]

Thank you Mr Danny Harmon I appreciate all your knowledge and information in your vidoes. Great shots of the Engines and Consist. Mr Harmon Amtrak must love to see you out there on the high iron. Keep up great work.

[@FlipandTheBlueMule]

14:42 they just gave you a shoutout !

[@richard_wenner]

Even 10mph on some of that track still looks like a wild ride to me :-)

[@RCAvhstape]

That Amtrak crew actually got to do it. They met Danny out there on the high iron!

[@kennethross786]

You've become quite the railfan celebrity Danny - as most regular viewers know this is not the first train crew greeting you've received, and probably won't be the last. The truck driver in Ohio is the one who still blows my mind - if you showed up in east TN and I saw you, I would think "couldn't be him. Danny lives in/near Tampa" and probably wouldn't say anything (unless you were trackside and had a video camera. Then maybe I'd put 2 & 2 together and ask). Top-flight video as usual. People know about the Class 1's (NS, CSX, etc.) but there are still a lot of short-line railroads serving industry tracks, handling interchanges, even pulling the occasional road freight Glad to see one of these paying tribute to one of the major roads of yesteryear.

[@LikeOnATree]

Man! This channel is serious comfort food for me! Thanks so much Danny, I look forward to every new release!

[@devernepersonal3636]

i love that so many of the railroaders in florida know you and i love how much care you put into your videos. The Passion shows and i always enjoy them.

[@trents9823]

I worked with Ken at NS in Savannah! Didn’t know he was still railroading! Great guy!

[@randallfawc7501]

love your videos Danny. Always educational and wonderfully narrated!

[@wayneyadams]

December 8, 1955, my mother, younger brother and I rode the old Seaboard Airline Silver Meteor from Miami to New York, courtesy of the US Navy. We spent the night in a hotel and boarded the steamship SS Independence (twin to the SS Constitution used in the movie, "An affair to Remember") bound for Barcelona the home port of the US Navy ship my father served on. It was a railroading adventure on a historic train line. I remember the conductor let us watch as he opened the back door to monitor the train as it backed into Tampa. It's a part of Florida's railroading history I am so happy to have been able to experience, even though I didn't know it at the time, it was just an adventure for my brother and me.

[@atampaarnold]

I am glad to see there are so many other people who enjoy these videos. You are getting a comment every minute !

[@skimmer8774]

I like the black and yellow paint scheme the best. 😊

[@stevenbelsky1652]

What a great way to spend vacation watching a Danny harmon video by the camp fire.

[@andrewschmid5917]

Not gonna lie, this video just put a bow on this weekend. And I proposed yesterday and am engaged now. Thanks Danny for another amazing work of art

[@distantsignal]

Congratulations, Andrew! That's awesome!

[@bowlinerailfan]

Congratulations!

[@andrewschmid5917]

@@distantsignal best part it was right on the CSX Hudson River subdivision, never have had to try so hard rail fanning to make sure NO TRAINS passed when it happened… it was followed up by 40 trains over 5 hours from both sides of the river. If you ever get up north this is a gem of a rail fan spot

[@Cozmo-hp4uo]

Today wasn't a very good day. I needed this.

[@BlazeDuskdreamer]

Same.

[@distantsignal]

Glad I could help.

[@discgolfillustrated2640]

You are still the best Danny. My father worked on the SAL /SCL for over 40 years in SC and brought me up to be a train lover. Seeing your videos brings back wonderful memories. Thank you so very much.👍🏼👏🏻

[@Laura-iq5tj]

Looks like D Harmon out there!!

[@distantsignal]

Haha! Yeah, that was really cool.

[@ClearwaterSubProductions]

Danny, on your next stop at Lake Wales you have to look next to the warehouse at the corner of 1st street and seaboard Avenue where you were. There’s an old abandoned F40 locomotive!

[@kristoffermangila]

Somebody save that F40!

[@kens.3729]

Thanks for your Latest video, Danny. 👍🙏

[@samueledgarpegram7088]

Your videos are good. I had an uncle that started in Florence, SC as a fireman. He went to work for them in the late 1930’s, and retired in 1976. I remember seeing some of the old ACL locomotives painted purple also. Florence had a huge diesel repair shop also. My father was a Southern Railway employee. He started in 1948 and retired in 1989. He was a brakeman and a conductor a good part of the time. He liked to work the freight trains . I only saw him twice with his passenger uniform on.

[@rickdee67]

Looks like Mr. Danny Harmon out there! Nice

[@themaestro7922]

What a way to end!

[@jlane496]

If he looks like Danny Harmon out there by the tracks, guess what.... "The Paul Harvey of Railroading" Many Thanks Danny.

[@schrap72]

I grew up with Seaboard Coast Line freight trains running a block away from my house in the 1950's to 1960's. They literally rocked me to sleep. The track is now a bike path and I miss those trains still.....

[@physicsphirst191]

Sixty years ago when we were elementary school kids up here in New England we learned about Frostproof, and how it got its name by avoiding freeze damage to orange groves while others were hit. Or maybe it was a marketing ploy to encourage more fruit development. Either way, it has stuck in my brain all those years. PS... and one time home to Cowboys great game breaking wide receiver Alvin Harper!

[@wayneyadams]

On December 8, 1955, we boarded the SAL in Miami for the trip to New York where we boarded the SS Independence (twin sister ship to the SS Constitution seen in the movie, "An Affair to Remember.") for the trip to Barcelona, which was homeport for the US Navy ship on which my father served. I remember the trip very well; it was an adventure for my brother and me. I also remember the train backing into what must have been Tampa. We also rode it from Jacksonville (Jacksonville NAS), where the Navy had flown us, to Miami on our return trip in April 1957. Another railroad adventure. I miss the old SAL.

[@sniper441]

I dont know what in youtube brought me to your channel but I'm a fellow Dan and I love all of your train content, thank you for making it

[@ZacharyAguilarSDmodelrailroade]

Great to see some short lines keeping the hariatige of the previous railroads around such as the Atlantic Coast line and the seaboard coast lines I like the paints

[@rogertemple7193]

I like watching and listening to videos about trains and i really enjoy watching Distant Signal for the greatest trains in the country going down the tracks thank you Danny.🇺🇲🤠🇺🇲 🇺🇲🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🇺🇲

[@distantsignal]

Thank you very much, Roger!

[@jakebrown5971]

Nice shoutout at the end!

[@brandongaines1731]

Such a tiny bridge for such big trains! Definitely don't see ones that small much anymore!

[@alcopower5710]

High quality content as always. Thank you for putting together great stuff.

[@tfs4499]

Another GREAT ONE! The Florida Central has become a big interest of mine, and this episode makes my day to the utmost! THANKS Danny for making this video with all the detail and info!

[@MasonsReacts]

Yay

[@fridayniteflights]

The aviation community calls old paint schemes "retro liveries" and they're always a treat to see! They did a nice job painting this locomotive.

[@ruslsdad]

Great job as usual. Love the tribute! Keep them coming.

[@ratfink55]

Yes it was Danny out there! Another winner Danny. Thanks so much for chasing this down. I will defiantly have to grab a few shots there my next trip out.

[@billmorrison3714]

The GP7u’s are both former Santa Fe. All Santa Fe locomotives were equipped with those ground plane mounts at various locations in the locomotives.

[@rcycle4075]

Excellent video. Love that nostalgia! Track condition is marginal, hope that 10 mph is slow enough. Let's lobby for a rebuild. Be well.

[@yankinga]

Hi, Danny. Great stuff, as always. I once had the occasion to order something from Frostproof, FL. The name intrigued me, so I looked it up online. What a hoot. According to Wikipedia, the name was a marketing ploy to entice potential landowners to the area by claiming it would never suffer a frost. Just a few years later the Great Freeze of 1895 killed most of the citrus in the area. Caveat emptor, buyer beware.😂😂😂

[@beeble2003]

"We told you there'd be proof of frost!"

[@physicsphirst191]

See my post above. If you read that Wiki entry further, there was a case of less frost damage in at least one event in 1894. And the location straddling 2 relatively large lakes, which serve as heat sinks and sources to moderate air temps and reduce the probability of frost, may well be a source of some frost protection, if not "proofing."

[@kevinscott3644]

Wait. What? A railroad bridge in Florida? I thought the entire state was within 5 ft of sea level. Lol But I live near Richmond, Virginia, where they stack trains 3 high. An old wooden structure, be it for a train or roller coaster, is an engineering marvel. Thank you, Danny!

[@chrisecoff6155]

And another fine one - this time with a little tug at the heart strings. Seeing a first gen Geep in Coast Line black in 2024 is a powerful trigger, opening up a portal to the late 1970's when my beloved Mopac still had fair numbers of Geeps active in all sorts of service. Most of MoP's Geeps had been rebuilt, starting in the mid 1960's. They were easy to spot, thanks to two features - a "liberated" exhaust system that boasted 4 stacks instead of 2, and on the ones that had chop noses, short hoods that were actually kits supplied from EMD itself. Look carefully at any Mopac chop nose - they all feature the sloping nose with a one-piece windshield, and a step cast into the engineer's side of the nose. These are identical to the short hoods on factory-built low nose GP9's, 18's and 20's - as well as low nose SD18's and SD24's {and the two RS1325's the C&IM had}. Now, early on the ACL got wind of the success of Mopac's rebuilds, and they jumped on the bandwagon too. Pretty soon, the Southland was awash in black Geeps sporting throaty 4-stack exhaust setups, but retaining the as-built high short hoods - chop noses wouldn't appear until the Uceta rebuild program of the early 1980's {although there was at least one Coast Line wreck rebuild that actually had an EMD "factory" nose kit applied in the early 1970's}. I used to scour Trains Magazine every month, hoping for a pic of one of these "hot rod Geeps;" I had a whole wall in my bedroom covered in Mopac and Coast Line photos, with the rebuilds as the stars. The prize pic was of a Mopac GP7 coupled nose-to-nose with a Coast Line cousin, on their final trip to Pielet Brothers scrapyard. Their stacks had been wrapped in Hefty trash bags, and their road numbers crudely "lined out" with spray paint. Fittingly, both still had their high short hoods intact. I know that the Florida Central's units are ex- Santa Fe {those Cleburne / Topeka "Squarecabs" are a dead giveaway}, but they also sport the "hot rod exhaust" pioneered by the Mopac and ACL. And now that the Coast Line black has returned, the circle is almost full - and these modern Geeps are still the same old workhorses their predecessors were. Long may they continue!!!

[@Frost212]

:o I got here so early the yard wasn't even open yet!

[@edjones833]

Enjoy your commentary of what your showing.

[@DHoberer]

Those locomotives are so beautiful. Thanks for sharing that with us. Really great video.

[@thomasmackowiak]

I enjoyed watching your video of the Florida Central crew taking the Seaboard Coast Lines paint scheme Heritage unit to do their switching chores, Danny! It is nice to know that Florida Central takes pride in its heritage.