THIEF WITH BOLT CUTTERS RIDES THE RAILS! 4-WAY AT SANTA FE JUNCTION, 2 DARWINS AND MORE! 5/11&12/23

Snowplow leaves for Summer, 3 HOGs in Cordele, Grinder at Ft Madison and SFJ Bridge, 2 Darwins & More!

[@SarahRenz59]

The new cam at Revelstoke is so much crisper! Hope the Revelstoke Bear is ready for his close-up!

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

Or her

[@richardbause2453]

Yogi should be out of hibernation by now 😮😂. Protect those Picnic baskets 🧺 😂😂

[@ozgirl45]

Wow! Amtrak on the Big 10 curve! And all the colours seem so much brighter and crisper now that it’s Spring!

[@usmale49]

The Big 10 curve is in ARVADA, CO, which is my hometown! Great video!!!

[@parailfan]

17:28 That image right there would be perfect for next year's Virtual Railfan calendar. I love it.

[@MrBnsftrain]

0:29 California Zephyr led by a P40 passing a UP freight train with a 7-unit lash-up 1:23 CSX GEVO pulling a train long-hood forward 1:42 CSX 9969 and its inspection train 2:10 BN green GP30 rebuild 2093 and BNSF H3 GP30 rebuild 2516 collecting concrete ties 3:08 where do they keep the snowplow during the summer? 3:39 KCSM gray with Ferromex units trailing 4:42 Heart Of Georgia freight train 5:12 two KCS geeps rounding the curve at SFJ closest to the camera 5:55 NS high hood SD40-2 6:34 switch sections being carried 7:25 wow, four trains at once at SFJ! It could be a 7-way if we had two on the BNSF flyover and another one going under the bridge from the West Bottoms. SFJ desperately needs a railfan park. 8:53 all of this equipment is needed to lift a locomotive and swap out its wheels 10:08 NS 8100 trailing through SFJ. It was a few days late to be posed with NKP 190. 10:36 K&O locos kick their train (letting it roll without a hump) and someone runs between the seapated cars and engines 11:16 a more serious offender, attempting to break into a container 11:50 this cyclist was going the wrong way on this road anyways, U-turning caused him to do a faceplant 12:40 four CP units trailing on this NS train 13:28 Loram grinder working at Ft. Madison 15:30 another Lorma Grinder on the flyover at SFJ 16:43 Sans 💀💀💀💀💀💀 17:04 NOPB noxcar 17:16 this one is a multi-compartment tanker for carrying Chromic Acid 17:27 I'm glad Revelstoke now has a PTZ so we can see more of the Canadian Rockies

[@way2tired2]

I have never wanted someone to fall off a train so much as the guy at 11:35

[@Queenie_78]

Exactly!!!

[@microbusss]

hope he got caught too

[@hanksmith6086]

When you see these thieves, do you call the police and railway to report them.

[@jimmyhoffa7935]

Nah they just democrats getting their free government hand me outs

[@Queenie_78]

Maybe Darwin got his award and promoted from Candidate.

[@usmale49]

I was wondering the very same. Absolutely disgusting trying to break into a moving train! Just how do they get caught? It needs to STOP!

[@aaronjohnson2843]

Yes you can and remain anonymous.

[@citibear57]

Police to concerned citizen: Did you see which way he went? Umm, up maybe? 😂

[@jeffdayman8183]

PTZ cam at Revelstoke is fabulous! Hope the BNSF Police catch up with Mr. Bolt Cutter. Bet they won't work on jail window bars!

[@troy.peters]

It's California, they will just open the container for him and let him go on his way.

[@BiggiMaryB.]

😂 Best thing to handle "Mr Thief" !

[@geepnut2459]

Great catch at Skykomish 🤩 plus the other EMDs and MOWs, thanks VR

[@gp3829]

BNSF 2093 & 2516 make a nice couple. I've never seen the Big 10 Curve. Now I realise why USA Model Railroaders incorporate Peninsulas into their layouts.

[@jasonwalker927]

Think you for the grab bag keep up with the good work virtual railfan and I give you a two thumbs up

[@robertnewberry8977]

1. Thanks for the Flagstaff face plant!!!! 2. Why do we see so many CP locomotives through Elkhart? Great grabbag as usual.

[@HoboEAT]

Thanks for the Revelstoke view !!!

[@tytn9978]

I really like the background view from the new camera at Revelstoke! Brings back memories of driving through that City years ago.

[@BK-hl7qi]

11:55 golden rule, if you fall on the tracks, get out ASAP. You never know how fast a train is heading towards you without the horn, esp with train on other tracks drowning the noise out.

[@thomasboese3793]

The train was entirely in the crossing well before the bike rider came charging into the crossing. Had the lad been thinking a bit he would never have had to make the emergency turn. Hopefully, this will change their future way of thinking. Just think of the fun & games if they were driving a speedy auto the same way they ride a bike...

[@NS1221Productions]

11:54 anyone else laughed the heck out of them when the guy tried to trespass yet literally runs right into the train turns back and falls on the rail LOL

[@boggy7665]

like a "Benny Hill" scene

[@norfolksouthernrailfan2006]

Good thing there wasn't another train coming on the other track.

[@anb7408]

I laughed a lot harder than I probably should have with that one! 😂 Karma is awesome!

[@chrisj2848]

11:08 Bigfoot sighting!

[@montysmith6355]

in truth there were three darwin award winners if you count the clown with the bolt cutters .....i would .

[@williamjacobs236]

Another great Grab Bag video VRF . With a train robbery in progress . 😂

[@southernNMRail-Refuse18]

11:57 made my day

[@Qrail]

11:56 for the Darwin Award, Bicycle Comedy winner.

[@TinkerTailor4303]

Feel kind of sorry for him, actually ... know it's his fault, but still...

[@mrbluesky2050]

yep, made me laugh.....

[@fairyelephant5555]

Had to rewind that one a few times I laughed so much.

[@michaelmorgan7893]

It's people like the container thief that make the railroad officials hate to see anyone near or around the trains now. This is part of the reason railfans are not well looked upon.

[@b3j8]

Especially fans who trespass on RR property! It isn't worth getting arrested just to get a better view of some rare car or loco!

[@troy.peters]

@@b3j8 That's why I just watch for them on VR 😃

[@b3j8]

@@troy.peters SAME!😄😄

[@joeylawn36111]

Also: RE the Thief: What he expects to find inside: Expensive consumer goods What he probably really finds: Bulk commodity item that he can't resell.... 🤣 (not condoning any of his actions, but when one breaks into a random, unmarked container, the odds are he won't find anything he could resell....)

[@robbymc4483]

Unless... Unless someone is tip the thieves as to which cars to target... FWIW

[@franktadley1810]

What made no sense was that the next car had a FedEx truck on it. Much more likely to have consumer goods.

[@barbararuiz5960]

They're so Beautiful❤🚂❤

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

Attention railfans Norfolk Southern 8099 is back running again also CSX has their first Heritage unit livery

[@parailfan]

I'm glad the Southern Heritage Unit is back in service.

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

@@parailfan me too it was first tested leading a small local train in Pennsylvania now this leading big trains again

[@ChadSimplicio]

Caught in the flippin act. I hope someone called it in, and stopped that Darwin from scoring off that trailer. New Revelstoke PTZ cam = "We're going bear & Rocky Mountaineer tracking!"

[@jamesghiorzoe107]

Was he stealing stuff or just going for a ride?

[@richardbause2453]

Naa, he was there cause They said discount coupons for Bed, Bath 🛁and Beyond were inside. 😂

[@rogertemple7193]

My favorite areas to watch the trains here are: Oklahoma City, OK, my home state, Deashler, OH, LaGrange, KY, Ashland, VA, Fort Worth, TX, Cordele, GA, and a few others. 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🇺🇲💨

[@vistalite-ph4zw]

When I worked for BNSF back in the late 90s, the punishment for BREAKING THE SEAL was a automatic 5 years and a felony in Federal prison mandatory. Judge could not shave off no time. Others charges were added accordingly...trespassing, entering the container/trailer, then stealing the continents, etc. So again...break the seal automatic 5 years, PLUS additional charges for other crimes committed AFTER breaking the seal...

[@rgreed20081]

To the thief, Smile, you are On Virtual Railfan. On occasion, the Railroads will often not tolerate railroad fans or train spotters. Today's view is to tolerate Railfans and Train spotters as long as they don't trespass. Oddly, The railroads realize that Railfans provide extra eyes. Now with Virtual Railfan and other railcams, the chances of of criminals getting caught are much higher. The thief on the train didn't notice that there was a railcam or two on the line. If he finds himself being greeted by the railroad cops, the locals or both, he was confused over how he was found. Despite technology does have its bad side, the railcams like the ones on Virtual Railfan and locals prove that technology is proving its worth.

[@citibear57]

Oving the new PTZ camera at Revelstoke. Man, those mountains look glorious ...but sadly, most of the snow pack has already melted due to warmer than normal temperatures 😢

[@tomp8871]

My kool tree is still standing @ Sante Fe junction 😁

[@firestar9360]

Holy sh**. An actual train robber. That’s insane and I hope they get caught. Some people!

[@norfolksouthernrailfan2006]

​@@jhonsiders6077I doubt that.

[@divinerowecom]

I think he could also qualified for a Darwin award, a simple false step and he is mincemeat.

[@anb7408]

It’s California….the liberals wouldn’t prosecute him even if they did catch him.

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

11:57 Yeah I'm trying not to imagine sound effects as he faceplants...😂

[@adriananderson76]

Best Grab Bag EVER!!

[@BradRains]

That second "Darwin" got what they deserved.

[@kennethhanks6712]

11:55 VERY fortunate no 2nd train approaching crossing on near track.

[@georgeadams1853]

Going over the handlebars like that can result in a serious, or even fatal, injury.

[@alanwbelcher]

It seems like Flagstaff has a lot of Darwin candidates. Is there a bar on the left side of the tracks?

[@Bazoo-1968]

How come the bike wreck didn’t get a “BOING!”?

[@winstonstone]

1 to 1scales Atlas Snap Track

[@BarredCoast0]

17:20 Multi-Compartment Tank Cars: 20,000 gallons -26,000 gallons; typically 2 - 4 compartments Designed to carry more than one commodity at a time but in smaller volumes Common commodities: finished lubes, solvents, specialty chemicals.

[@georgeadams1853]

No DoT hazmat placards visible on this side.

[@timslager5966]

It may be a training car for first responders

[@wvrails]

Reporting mark on the car is for American Chrome & Chemicals Company. Found picture of a similar car but numbered 70026 had a yellow placard with "1463" on it.

[@joeylawn36111]

@@wvrails 1463 is the UN Number for Chromium Trioxide, Anhydrous. Wikipedia has a list of UN Numbers.

[@tonyanderson-ln9gl]

So, a modern version of the old three-dome tank cars that are so common at model swap meets.

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Great grabbag!

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*Nice ❤😊😊🎉❤*

[@juliegogo2941]

Super duper train reel! So many switchers I can't even count them all. Even a NS hammerhead.. CP a whole line of them. Nice BNSF showing in Washington. Looks like the party was in Kansas city at around 2300 or so with all the lights on the Amtrak train... I'd certianlly would like to own those three Georgia Peaches bright engines. Colorado now I know why they call it a birds eye view. A radio/cell phone camera tower? Is Ohio getting ready for a major construction project? Always like to see the nocturnal sci-fi glowworm rail care train. Canada panoramic type camera is wonderful. Thanks Oh I forgot that Maryland movie star train is so ......regal. CSX had a mini-excursion out and about...too..

[@huskerhank9896]

The eb Amtrak isn't due in KC for many hours and it uses the lower level for its approach to the station. Kinda blurry but I think that its the rail grinder train.

[@juliegogo2941]

@@huskerhank9896 Husker Hank you are indeed right....after a relook...it sounds like a grinder. At a glance it looked like Amtak double decker train. Lol I am mistaken. Go Big Red! Thanks

[@rrgak4031]

Editors note: 16:29 and ~18:48 are identical

[@TheMetGuy]

Great grab bag

[@kens.3729]

DARWIN WINNER! They Don’t Call them “REJECTS” for Nothing. 🤪👎

[@larrylawson5172]

Love the new Revelstoke PTZ cam. We will be able to count the hairs on the bear's head!

[@TinkerTailor4303]

IF it ever shows up!!🫤

[@devtrash]

@@TinkerTailor4303 possible that it's moved on to green pastures.

[@TinkerTailor4303]

@@devtrash 😳🥺🥹😥😢

[@AkiraSan64]

Oh so that’s were my package went 11:39

[@railyardfilms6491]

Jeep at end is trying to tag the other train

[@jhonsiders6077]

And people complain about wanting to close the border ! They some how get tips when fire arms are being shipped and are breaking into containers looking for them was reading a news article about the epidemic of containers being robbed . The railroad used to have armed police of their own my father after WW 2 was a detective with the old K&I railroad in Louisville . For a few years . I have his old .38 revolver he carried .

[@CraigBaughan-mg3hf]

The suspicious rider doesn't appear to use the tool in his back pack which looks more like garden cutters.

[@parailfan]

I hope those pipe loads don't have far to go. Especially that last 89' flat car at 4:13.

[@user-hs5so8qq7t]

It's one thing to see rail cars broken into, but when you actually see the person who's breaking into one, now that's crazy. It's a shame that there are people out there who are stealing from trains; there needs to be more done about it.

[@randallellison6421]

Sadly, this is actually nothing new! I've heard stories here that back in the Frisco days, people would climb onto the autoracks (they weren't enclosed in those days) and steal transmissions out of the cars, WHILE THE TRAIN WAS MOVING!

[@timwright3592]

6:33...Hey! My new switch is finally in!

[@johncamp2567]

17:21 ACRX reporting marks belong to ELEMENTIS CHROMIUM (formerly American Chrome and Chemical, Inc.).

[@joeylawn36111]

17:20 As far as what those tanker cars are carrying, one would know if you could see that red and white diamond placard at the rear of each tanker car. This has the "UN Number" which tells what the cars are carrying.

[@jdhinckley1954]

Reporting mark ACRX American Chrome and Chemicals, Inc.; Elementis Chromium, LP

[@timschwartz_trains]

Teaching car for hatch types

[@dougellsworth3545]

That batch of cars were set up for Chromic Acid

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

The 3/5 bay tanks have very bad stuff in them and they have them set up to prevent excess motion and also might have different types of products in the same tank

[@erictucker98]

Haha, the faceplant in Flagstaff!

[@kennethhanks6712]

11:55 fortunate no 2nd train approaching on near track.

[@kylebryantdover1921]

The big tanks in 17:20 holds molasses for Animal feed.. how i know is my dad had to unload ot from tbe railcar.. and at one time he worked production..

[@davidhibbs6989]

Looked like instant karma for the Darwin candidate 😂

[@101egals]

ACRX comes back to a pharmaceutical company. Boy the snow,is almost completely gone in Revelstoke.

[@Littledog0808]

Hope that thief gets jail time

[@anb7408]

It’s Crapifornia, so…..nope, he won’t.

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

If you watched one that happens live and you which camera was; could you have contacted the authorities?

[@rocksreynolds3642]

No idea on those tank cars because they don’t have the warning diamonds with the UN ident number. They are multi-cavity tanks though, so could hold more than one fluid. Anything with a warning diamonds and UN number I can help with

[@dntaviator9861]

When you played GTA over 180 minutes

[@mackdoyle8673]

11:58 Whoops down he goes

[@JackF99]

What is that old engine at 5:50 and what are those strange containers behind it?

[@jonathanburrowaz]

Those tankers haul something called chromic acid.

[@KatoOnTheTrack1]

The first Darwin, didn’t a fire start there a few weeks ago?

[@64BBernard]

Does anyone know the history of CSX 9969? Looks like a rebuild of a GP40-2P with a safety cab.

[@generalmoonstone]

It was a former MARC GP40WH-2.

[@roseoreilly762]

Has anyone thought about using the cameras available to inspect the train while it's in motion. The crew can get a good look on their phones, and if they spot something they can alert people.

[@splurge4749]

I wonder if the guy got what he was looking for?

[@kevinstewart449]

5:58 What is in a high nose SD40-2 that isn't in a SD40-2?

[@stephenhunter70]

According to railserve, apparently ACRX tank cars are for Chromium

[@10100rsn]

11:34 Flip the number over and that says it all...

[@brucekelver907]

I don't see any placards, my guess is that this tanker is used for training for loading and unloading product or for firefighter/ hazmat training.

[@c44-9w9]

6:03 I’ve seen 1632 in Michigan

[@mirandavanzee6366]

wow

[@alexander1485]

I think the word on the title should be "Needs Incarceration"

[@MatthewSimon4330]

Did anyone call in the thief?

[@BNSF_8213]

is that cat at 4:24?

[@usmale49]

Yes, hope kitty-cat stays off the tracks! 😺

[@noahengelhardt3596]

It’s honestly a victimless crime. There’s more important crimes to worry about than some tweaker breaking into a container to steal insured merchandise? Why make a fuss? Also I LOVE the big ten cam a lot.

[@kennethhanks6712]

You might want to think thru a little farther. Too many insured goods stolen means the insurance companies raise their rates which means the business owner raises his prices which means honest folk wind up footing the bill in the end!

[@usmale49]

@@kennethhanks6712 Exactly!!

[@a9323hj]

Who is putting all this graffiti paint on railroad cars? It is disgusting. Why aren't these ginks caught? Marring private property.

[@b3j8]

More like who isn't anymore! It's a problem worldwide.

[@fordtough91]

Good luck catching them if the train is sitting on a siding in the middle of no where or a town known for crime

[@adrianbalboa5353]

I thought this was a video for GTA cause there is an actually mission for stealing train cargo, maybe he wants to play it for real.

[@davehollick3646]

Considering where that container was at, I doubt it had anything of high value or easily resold.

[@kennethadungan3173]

What happened to the Cam of the week I didn't get to see any of larime Wyoming

[@kennethadungan3173]

Could someone please let me know about the Cam of the week

[@povertyspec9651]

Criminals are not incarcerated anymore. Get with the times.

[@devtrash]

So the prisons are all empty? huh.

[@JCZ2601NL]

🇳🇱👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🍀

[@Zacht1980]

You forgot "to be" in the thumbnail.

[@secondarymainlineproductio3033]

Report this man asap...he's fully on camera!

[@devtrash]

Where's the second darwin?

[@bmgirl]

Ned to lock the guy inside that container

[@jamesghiorzoe107]

I like your idea, especially with summer approaching.

[@sweynforkbeardtraindude]

2:39, why don’t you show the actual hook up, instead of skipping ahead?

[@scotthultin7769]

Isn't that a federal crime😮

[@SuperShani86]

11:16 who is he? ninja?

[@usmcvet6973]

So dumb question: What does PTZ mean? I can't figure it out.

[@robertfuller5081]

Pan, Tilt, Zoom.

[@usmcvet6973]

@@robertfuller5081 Thanks. I plan on getting to the Railfan meetup in Chehalis, WA on Sat., May 20, 2023

[@robertfuller5081]

@@usmcvet6973 YW!

[@user-wt4jj8mi5p]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rubbler3]

Needs incarcerated? Do you all pass English?

[@MachenLand]

a person ON the train with bolt cutters is nothing.. and expected.. the many persons at/in the drop off yard, with waiting trucks and bolt cutters..

[@edward-id3px]

Hope he got something good out that trailer keep robbing the freight trains good job

[@eieio1943]

Thats why he's riding a bike. Definitely not going to NAU

[@SuperiorWhiteKing]

Cho can E gore Choke an E gore Choo choo!

[@themechanic9226]

11:52 is also a candidate for @failarmy

[@kennethhanks6712]

VERY fortunate no second train approaching crossing on near track.

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

He also needs a helmet if he's gonna pull that kind of stunt.

[@cboardcoastsc8192]

Hope he hurt more than his pride on that one.

[@TinkerTailor4303]

​@@cboardcoastsc8192 Why would you wish injury on someone?