This railfan TRESPASSED AND SET A SWITCH! | Sebastian Deyoung the Railfan Explained

DO NOT ATTEMPT ANYTHING SHOWN IN THIS VIDEO. THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
This video explains some recent drama in the Railfan community about a youtuber who trespassed and messed with railroad equipment, and what could have happened if something had gone wrong while he did such activities.
Background Music: Garoad | Metropolis
Major thank you to the "A Railroad Club Where We Act Like 11 Year Olds" Group on facebook for providing proof and behind the scenes of the situation.

[@TrainTrackTrav]

I cannot call this guy a railfan. Railfans treat the hobby with safety as the TOP priority. Messing with, and climbing on railroad equipment, there's a word for that. VANDALISM

[@benmullins2443]

This can also be called an act of terrorism.

[@sockrebellion1]

No, breaking and entering

[@ryanbytracks4476]

He's not even a foamer either. He just is trying to get attention by doing some dumb illegal stuff with trains.

[@the_autism_express]

My thoughts exactly

[@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198]

Oooooh aaaaah, I'm a trespassing monkey

[@mattheweaton1815]

As a conductor on a museum railroad. Seeing him get that close to the back of those cars, climbing up onto a locomotive and let alone throwing switches gives me heavy anxiety.

[@railfanhunterjacob6353]

You're telling me, as a railfan myself. It makes me rattled

[@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198]

@@railfanhunterjacob6353 Oooooh aaaaah, I'm a trespassing monkey

[@kishascape]

@@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198 lmao

[@corxc997]

You arent a real railroader lol

[@district2productions]

@@corxc997once they have served a community they can get the title

[@nutt1674]

As a dispatcher I can't tell you how anxious I got watching him throw that switch and taking it off power and putting in hand position.

[@jamesrussell6123]

That young man should be in prison for that crap

[@jorysharp917]

BNSF Railroad Police need to pay him a visit.

[@jamesrussell6123]

@@jorysharp917 I agree with you, if it would been Norfolk Southern the Norfolk southern police sure as heck would, they would put his butt in jail

[@jimbackman7190]

I thought all switches were padlocked

[@jamesa.w.parisho8189]

@@jimbackman7190 it honestly wouldn't matter if they were padlocked. You can buy the keys on eBay.

[@theodorethompson9032]

i don't always commit federal crimes but when i do i record them and post the crimes online

[@truthseeker8310]

I do too, its more easer to get caught that way.

[@pheorat9439]

Stay thirsty, my friend.

[@princejazz]

Stay stupid my friends

[@railfanryan8547]

My question is how does he know how to do all this stuff but doesn't know what the hand break on the locomotive was.

[@zekeysmos88]

Lmfao exactly.

[@Foxymorris9236]

I know what the handbrake on the locomotive is for, it's the parking brake. If left unintended for a while. I've played Train Sim World 1, 2, and 3. I know the dangers when it comes to railroading and I will never ever do this with he did, VR trains is the closest to feeling is train driver without putting no one in danger because the train is digital

[@meme-xn6wr]

Fr lmfao

[@kingdomsbricks4762]

its not that hard to figure out

[@Foxymorris9236]

@@kingdomsbricks4762 no not at all it's that simple to even throw any rip track "switch track piece"

[@moosecat]

After climbing down from the locomotive, it appeared that Sebastian was taking a long last view at the train's horn from between the rails, in way too close proximity to a set of cars. He's no railfan...he's a statistic waiting to happen.

[@jamessimms415]

Yet if he’s killed & his fault; his parents will get a nice, fat payout from BNSF

[@moosecat]

@@jamessimms415 yeppers

[@captainkeyboard1007]

As far as I am concerned, Sebastian Deyoung is not a good railroad fan, but a bad one.

[@500sixtyfour]

family is sleeper cell?

[@moosecat]

@@500sixtyfour I wouldn't say they're terrorists because the lad doesn't seem to have malicious intent. However, what he is doing IS extremely dangerous.

[@kikh4691]

I have always been under the impression that messing with anything connected to a railroad was a federal crime. His parents and law enforcement need to get ahold of him and set him straight.

[@ProspectorsGhost]

I personally knew a young teenager back in the 1980's who lost his arm above the elbow by a moving train and had to have the rest of it amputated at the shoulder as it was so totally mangled the doctors couldn't save any of it. All because he was messing around playing fun and games and was jumping on and off moving trains in a switching yard. His parents had to not only pay thousands of dollars for all the medical treatments he had to undergo afterward but also had to pay thousands of dollars more for all the court fees as well because the Rail-Road's lawyer's as well as the judge deemed it no fault on the part of the Rail-Road. Yes. That young man learned a lesson the hard way. Not a good way to learn a lesson.

[@emily1]

Which is why I never dismount a moving train (given I actually can and it's not enclosed). Serious no no in the rule book I was issued. Some people never realise why you shouldn't be at things like that until it's too late.

[@KevinRichards-rk3gp]

Thaz why they have no trespassing signs posted around railroad property. Railroad tracks are private property which is why they made railroad crossings for people to cross from one side of the tracks to the other legally & safely.

[@TPW900GP35]

Sad thing is, this kind of behavior is the reason railroads don’t care for ANY rail fans to come around!

[@Gramma-ok8lw]

True, I remember I saw a train coming in a QZ (Quiet Zone) and I waved and got a horn salute. (This was at a RR crossing to) I tend to stick to the stations and crossing. but I don't know each crews diffrent.

[@pcfire0364]

Correct…but it’s also just a job to me..I could care less about trains. I wanna spend as little time at work as possible..get off the train and go home.

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

Disagree - if people are acting hostile to railfans who don't do this stuff, that's on them - not us, and not fully on the people doing the bad behavior either. They know some people who aren't railfans do this, THEREOFRE it is on them to not be hostile to people not doing stupid stuff like this, period (IMO)>

[@Hap_Shaughessy]

If he's such a rail fan why doesn't he just get a job working for them.

[@TPW900GP35]

Too young!

[@vernonsterling8478]

I worked for the railroad 37years as a locomotive engineer and that was a power switch which is usually placed in CTC territory and what i would like to know is where did he get a switch key to unlock it ,those mainline switches are always locked.

[@samh3029]

Exactly. Those appliances are always locked.

[@CovBert]

He cut the lock

[@NguageTrains]

I used to work for the signal department for a commuter railroad in New England and those switches are locked. I wonder if he got the keys at a train show, on eBay or even took them from a maintainer

[@samh3029]

@@NguageTrains I tried selling switch keys on eBay many years ago. Those listings were removed by eBay. It was a violation of their policy.

[@NguageTrains]

@@samh3029 cause someone probably reported it, you can get them at train shows, who’s to say a signal maintainer didn’t give him an old set, or he got them at an antique store. He could of even found a set on the ground, I remember in a big snow storm I lost my keys never could find them in the tracks

[@Willysmb44]

A pal of mine in law enforcement says they love social media and videos, because young people love posting the crimes they've committed with no idea police will actually react and district attorneys will use then as evidence. In other words, young people will do the law enforcement job for them

[@tsitracommunications2884]

The gloating pride

[@rev.fanboysfuntime3895]

When the internet was new in the late '90s, a buddy of mine who taught at an alternative school said he had to tell his students every day to not admit to crimes on the internet. Apparently, The message hasn't gotten out.

[@niceday2dayman]

You lick your pal's boots clean every night don't you?

[@MakerInMotion]

Maybe if its a serious felony. There are whole channels devoted to "Urban Exploration" which is just trespassing and nobody cares. Even though the charges would be a slam dunk with all the video evidence. Law enforcement are also too out of touch to know what tik tok is and that's where the kids are now.

[@zipWith]

“videotaping this crime spree is the best idea we ever had!”

[@CLELDKFKEJ]

Those are electronic switches. No need to throw them unless it’s maintenance required. Whoever was in OCC should have caught that alignment change and noticed something off and sent someone out asap.

[@the11382]

Usually, the entire system is automated, right?

[@joshuahudson2170]

@@the11382 Yes. The manual throws are emergency backup. Don't touch unless power is out.

[@kleverich]

Sebastian's parents need to. make sure he stays in the house and potentially adjust his medication.

[@havok9001]

will Sebastian sure face some charges & his parents sure get told what he did has big fines that Sebastian has to pay for himself if not he but be in jail doing hard time

[@texastrainfan56]

Don't think it has anything to do with medication he just like any other teen today we are just stupid we do things we shouldn't some of us learn and some don't let's just hope after this he does learn and he won't do this again.

[@allanmeierjensen4925]

Or maybe dont have kids ...(total fail)

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@texastrainfan56 You are right. Sebastian is not hostile nor violent. I see that as a railfan that Sebastian may have been ambitious to teach us that people must not meddle with trains and railroad equipment. They are likely to be too dangerous for anyone to handle, even touch.

[@havok9001]

@@allanmeierjensen4925 i dont have kids of my own

[@mr.sir.]

Dispatchers be like: *Why's my switch moving itself...?*

[@texasfossilguy]

as long as the time to send that signal doesnt have a delay longer than him flipping it. Some of their equipment has delays because its radio-based. If he did it fast enough it could be possible they would not know.

[@fredward55]

Considering what just happened in Ohio, I think the RR is going to have to assume better responsibility. I would think knowing how precocious a boy can be would be grounds for improvement. But who knows. Things like lake meguntic an Ohio still happen.

[@MidwestRailfanProductions28]

As a railfanner, I’m actually *shocked* of how he just didn’t care and just set a switch and when that BNSF passed by. It just gives me the chills!

[@armorpro573]

He most likely has autism so he wouldn't fully understand the consequences. Not saying he's completely innocent

[@MidwestRailfanProductions28]

@@armorpro573 I agree

[@armorpro573]

@@MidwestRailfanProductions28 Hopefully some action has been taken. His channel was taken down

[@pmzephyr22]

It seems like just the thing an unsupervised 12 year old autistic child would do, huh?

[@NebulaTrain99]

Being an avid and curious railroad enthusiast is understandable, but this had gone too far. We railfans owe the safety to ourselves and to the people who operate the railroads every day. Deyoung failed to fathom that. I can only say that there were no disastrous results. Thanks for the disclaimer!

[@MatthewTheRailfanner]

You can tell he isn't a very bright person when not only trespassing on actual locomotives and flipping switches, but the fact he opened the switch lock when putting the switch handle down when it has a rounded edge, lol.

[@keithsy75]

I never thought of this when I was 11. Period.

[@nolantherailfan5048]

Than a train derailed

[@floater7082]

The video would've been half as long if he didn't manually open the switch lock every time he wanted to flip the switch. BookSmarts vs Streetsmarts.

[@benjurqunov]

But he supports homosexual special rights because at school they told him to.

[@cpu_1292]

​@@benjurqunov what does this have to do with anything

[@jacobrodrigueztx]

4:03 So this guy knows how to flip a switch but doesn’t know what a handbrake is? That literally makes no sense.

[@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198]

Oooooh aaaaah, I'm a trespassing monkey

[@BrokenFootRailfan]

I thought the same thing! 🤦‍♀️

[@PeterPasieka]

It's called: Autism

[@t-yoonit]

Probably watched a bunch of rail maintenance or other videos and knows how the rail equipment works and is serviced but hadn't seen any in depth stuff regarding the locomotives.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

You just got that right!

[@BloodyHeck]

For as many comment there are about the disregard for safety by doing these things and the lack of supervision that he could get close enough to even touch them, I'm amazed by the mentality that he thought it was a good idea to put it online for all to see as if he wasn't doing anything wrong.

[@jeremyhorsley5461]

Exactly my thoughts. Nevermind the rest of the issues. My other thoughts were "Why even post a video about what he's doing?" ....oh yeah for views. If you're that concerned about his actions, don't tell everyone else that this is possible especially if you are that concerned about rail safety.

[@modelrailpreservation]

We live in an age of stupidity, where people also film themselves shoplifting, attacking random people on the streets, and all sort of dumb things. The upside, is if this little twerp is ever criminally charged with anything, he supplied all the evidence the prosecution would ever need. I would only hope the judge would sentence him, and in a childish tone "Dats it for you freedom".

[@gio160]

I don’t think he had malicious intent, he sounds kinda young but definitely should’ve had more supervision

[@williamstrachan]

I don't think he really understands that he's doing anything wrong, like, the obsession and youth/naivety just totally wipes out any concept of wrong at all in that regard. This is the best possible result of this situation. I have no idea how they'll stop him from doing this again if he's out though...

[@SilverThunder710]

Oh, my god. I will admit that I've trespassed twice before (at a Co-Op grain facility in Odem TX) to get good videos but I've never in my wildest dreams considered doing anything of this level. A KCS crew that knew my father let him know that we can't film over there, but what I just witnessed was next-level. I'm kind of at a loss for words.

[@TRUECEL14]

Why are you blaspheming God?

[@_SP64_]

​@@TRUECEL14 that's what you got out of that statement? Bruh moment

[@theshamegame2787]

​@@TRUECEL14Where's your God at to protect you from these hurtful comments? 🥺

[@AgentMulder1805]

In Australia, we have padlocked switches for this reason. Never trifle with trains or infrastructure. Thanks for this 'How NOT TO' video. 🇦🇺😎👍

[@alwhalen3488]

In the video segment about the switch heater there is no lock on that cabinet but you can see a padlock on the switch handle. I am willing to bet he has acquired a key somehow. Unauthorized possession of keys used by an active railroad is also a crime, along with 'tampering with a railroad train or track' (Federal Class C Felony)

[@AgentMulder1805]

@Al Whalen Thanks Al! Madness not to lock switching equipment mate! Have a good one mate 👍

[@GaryCameron780]

Most of these types of switches in Canada are padlocked as well. I have a feeling this one should have been but our perp either obtained a key or the switch was left unlocked. If the latter is true I'm sure someone is having a chat with their boss after the video released.

[@AgentMulder1805]

@G C For sure! They will have their horoscopes read to them as is but right! LOL. Cheers GC 🇦🇺🇨🇦👍😎

[@remiphillips]

Most switches in the US are padlocked. Just lazy conductors like to throw locks into the woods so they don't have to deal with them anymore. I would see it all the time at the KCS joint division yard

[@jackwatts9969]

The real question is why isn’t there lock on both the switch and the Heater.

[@chriskratz5033]

The story I heard was he got a set of keys from a crew member

[@jackwatts9969]

@@chriskratz5033 I was conductor for 15 years and I find it extremely hard to believe a crew gave him keys

[@holdyourspike]

@@jackwatts9969 which railroad did you work for btw?

[@RyanFRails]

@@jackwatts9969 yeah, I highly doubt a crew gave him a set of keys

[@jackwatts9969]

@@holdyourspike CN

[@hotsoup1001]

It's things like this that further drive a wedge between responsible railfan content creators and the railroads. He was young and not thinking things through, so hopefully this was a learning experience for him.

[@loco4locos142]

Right, I hope he learns to admire these beautiful machines from afar, and if he really wants to be up close he needs to finish his school career and then just apply for BNSF so he can be up close with the proper qualifications.

[@TACRailfans]

@@loco4locos142 he should've called the cops for trespassing

[@Lando_P1]

Company is responsible for securing dangerous equipment and parents are responsible for monitoring dangerous children.

[@TPW900GP35]

This is an accident waiting to happen! A tragedy! My dad taught me that if it doesn’t belong to me, I’m not to touch it! Where did he get this kind of know- how?! The most I ever did was to climb on the cars and pull the cut lever up and down! Even that was trespassing, and I got caught by an employees son. He told me if he saw me doing this again, he would tell his dad! That was enough for me, i. e.: didn’t want MY dad to find out! Today’s kids haven’t been taught to respect authority, so they don’t care what they do!

[@tramtrak629]

My dad still teaches me respect and not to trespass on railroad property

[@jamesrussell6123]

If you do that crap to Norfolk southern, they will have you in jail

[@captainkeyboard1007]

You would be surprised that young minds can learn a lot more. Also, I am a railroad buff and a railfan. I learned about the operations of the New York City rapid transit system, also called The Subway, when I was a child. The difference is that I had never used my knowledge to meddle with rapid transit equipment or enter upon restricted property.

[@spaceflight1019]

Ever since I saw the Harrison Ford version of "The Fugitive" I stay far away from moving trains!

[@maxibom2731]

Look you have to remember that it is just a small amount of people that do the wrong thing. Others respect these boundaries, at least I do.

[@bnsfavardsubdivisionproduction]

He went inside of a cab , flipped another switch , messed with an EOTD that he probably took off of the coupler

[@csxmodeltrains]

He should have asked permission to climb onto the engine. Him flipping the switch is unbelievable! He could have caused a serious tragedy for BNSF. I'm glad that the railroad is doing something about this.

[@the11382]

I stumbled upon this, does the railfan community have miniature models of switches? Why does a railfan need to be near the real deal at all?

[@alfi_csgo6011]

As a railway worker and trainspotter in the UK, This entire video sums up the reason our system is kept as safe as it is with lineside fences covering track, AWS + TPWS nationwide (and in some places ETCS) and electric sets of points (our word for switches). Whenever I go out trainspotting I always make sure I stand behind the yellow line and if spotting from the lineside always make sure I am behind any exclusion zone or fencing. I hope this incident reminds others not to try this as it is not only expressly dangerous to yourself but others too, obviously.

[@JackCarsonsRailroadVideos]

I'll admit i have done some things that I'm not proud of (and will stayed buried) and we all learn from out mistakes. But there's no way he'll ever recover from this

[@yoboyloc]

Same

[@thetheatreorgan168]

And I thought chipping off pieces of rusted portable steam engine was stupid………

[@RAtheGoodRailfanner_888]

Me too!

[@abuBrachiosaurus]

@@thetheatreorgan168 I chipped rust off of a steam engine at a museum when I was little, then I cut my finger and my dad yelled at me

[@cliffbrown2566]

We just stuck pennies and nickles on the track. Lol

[@OfficeRailfan22]

As someone who volunteers at a railroad museum, and who has been a car host on the yard shuttle that we offer, what he's doing honestly makes me shudder. SO unsafe, not to mention downright illegal. Only takes one wrong switch to derail a train or worse. He's lucky that no trains came by while he was pulling this stunt, or he could've gotten himself and others seriously hurt or killed.

[@abuBrachiosaurus]

You don't need to be a RR volunteer or car host to know he is a dumbass

[@OfficeRailfan22]

@@abuBrachiosaurus of course, I’m just adding my two cents to the situation

[@organbuilder272]

Surely he would have known that a train was coming. He isn't stupid he is just being orresponsible

[@OfficeRailfan22]

@@organbuilder272 granted, he may have noticed a train was coming, but still, if he had not realigned/improperly realigned the switch, that could potentially result in a derailment. What he’s doing is still incredibly unsafe as well as illegal.

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

​@@organbuilder272If a train had come just as he put the switch in the wrong position, would he have moved it back, or would he have run to avoid getting caught? Considering how much difficulty he had moving the switch, my bet is he'd have run.

[@therealtrexofficial]

The fact that anyone can walk out and mess with that stuff raises an alarm as well

[@nortonwhatthe1]

I appreciate all the railfans that reported and disapprove of what this guy was doing. As a locomotive engineer and a railroader this is concerning that this guy is interfering with mainline switches. This can cause derailments and serious accidents to the train crew and community. For us working on the railroad it requires authority and verbal instructions/permission from the dispatcher to even throw that mainline dual control switch- without such authority and permission that would be a serious violation for us so to see this guy do something so blatant and reckless really gets me angry. He's dealing with people's lives and safety. Stay off railroad property trespasser!! Again, i really appreciate all you rail fans who reported and disapprove of this kind of activity!

[@Carter_H]

To clear up some things. Everything included in here is under investigation by BNSF Police, you do not need to report anything in here to them as they have overflowed with calls. Another thing with the equipment being unlocked is that it is currently unknown, who knows if he could have picked the locks or stumbled across it unlocked, It could be anything and i am only trying to spread awareness of what he is doing so that this does not happen in the future. We as railfans do not want this happening in our community and i am sure that this will cause BNSF to tighten security on the Garretson area. Edit: all the videos i used are privated lol

[@rootstownlocalrailfan1024]

Dude you are in so much trouble when bnsf finds out

[@rootstownlocalrailfan1024]

Besides your video can confirm your trespassing and messing with train equipment and climbing on a active train

[@AldoSchmedack]

He is lucky he doesn't live in the era of hobos...they got severe treatment for less than this...but frankly he sound like he has a mental disability. Where is his parents?!

[@MetraEverythingProductions]

@@rootstownlocalrailfan1024 dude that isn't his videos those are the other kids video he isn't the one that is going to be in trouble Sebastian is

[@seankolker]

Scary I used to work this territory

[@nolantherailfan5048]

He could be in jail if a train derailed and killed someone

[@davedave9552]

Since he apparently has a mental illness, the railroad police just had a “talk” with him and his guardians.

[@BRIANumber7]

With PTC systems, you don't even need to be near a moving train to derail it nowadays. If the manifest of the train was built poorly, a simple emergency brake application could make some railcars come off the tracks in an accordion style.

[@karlrovey]

He could be in jail even without that for trespassing and tampering with railroad equipment.

[@TheTheo58]

I believe this law is still on the books, if someone causes a derailment or tampers with RR equipment resulting in an accident, they can be sent to prison for life.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

@@TheTheo58 Would that be life imprisonment, or will that be released from that Prison?

[@jjlpinct]

He just seems misguided, maybe not totally all there. Seems like he needs a friend or a dad

[@tsitracommunications2884]

Or a mom

[@drwhoeric]

Sad to admit, but I as a child was a lot like Sebastian and I knew a few other kids like that too. Thank god I grew up and out of that phase as I know others who haven't. The only good news is the systems today he is messing with have alarms when being switched and someone somewhere is being notified when and where it is happening.

[@markturner6240]

Looking through the comments, I get protecting the "railfan community", but Sabastian seems to be not a terrorist, but an immature/childlike person. Who #1, ill-informed, that what he is doing, can be a long prison/jail/juvenile sentence. What is even more obvious, this guy has no parental advice in his life. Don't point fingers guys, just realize, there are some messed up families in the world.

[@jess.hawkins]

Also it could just be he's young and awkward, but he doesn't seem the most coherent of people, I wouldn't be surprised if something about him affects his ability to reason...

[@alwhalen3488]

@@jess.hawkins Autism Spectrum comes to mind.

[@jess.hawkins]

@@alwhalen3488 something like that in a big way, could be

[@hosedragger-2045]

From what I saw I don't think all the lights are on upstairs if you get what I mean

[@nicktynan1355]

A couple cars short of a hook.

[@Mcnibbus]

Late to the party of slander here but even though I am no where near where Sebastian or the Bnsf equipment that was tampered with is. CSX and NS have been on high alert. No idea if it’s just good timing but I’ve seen 3 to 4 rwpd cars daily for the past few months. I think I can speak for all railfans when I say we don’t claim him nor do we want him in this community. This could have been catastrophic.

[@badeugenecops4741]

You have no idea what the word slander means. No one is slandering anyone. He shows himself breaking the law. Get that Dunning-Kruger help you need.

[@TheBerkshireMainline]

I went to his channel and I'm not shocked to find that he records videos of himself moaning... this guy is not sane and should probably stay inside with parental supervision

[@kingjames8283]

So unbelievable. Thankfully the locomotive he trespassed was locked down preventing him from putting it in motion. Besides the control locks, the manual handbrakes are also set as a backup. As for him messing with the switches and the electric cabinet, that is some scary stuff. Those are supposed to be padlocked and either he somehow has keys or he had bolt cutters. Incredibly disturbing.

[@RachelPenningtonHull]

You don’t mess with this level of equipment in any field unless you have watched all the required “safety and you” videos where he might learn messing with things you don’t don’t have any business playing with can end in unspeakable tragedy that will follow you for life.

[@guywholikesplanes]

If you watch any of those videos, you'd know not to touch any of this equipment unless specifically tasked and properly instructed. I believe that a railfan probably has a much better chance of getting to see this equipment in action if he simply asks an employee to shadow them, and go there under their supervision

[@jamesrussell6123]

You're right about that

[@ericchin9007]

Yes, just watching videos gives you the authority to mess with rail switches. 🤡

[@the_autism_express]

6:31 Sebastian is literally displaying fatherless behavior

[@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198]

Oooooh aaaaah, I'm a trespassing monkey

[@AldoSchmedack]

Yep no supervision most likely no dad, so sad. A father would have had him by the ear and the but lol.

[@toddw6716]

Isn’t that what liberals want?

[@korloq8968]

@@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198 Bro 😂

[@nolantherailfan5048]

@@sebastiandeyoungthedumbmon8198 do you want a banana

[@krakenwoodfloorservicemcma5975]

railway should give him a job. He has more energy than most of the RR laborers I worked with.

[@yeoldeseawitch]

He probably lacks one thing that is important to work for a RR company, however. Self awareness.

[@AaronShenghao]

A railway will never hire him. Spain high-speed train overspeed derailment, Costa Concordia… Anyone want to show-off without regard to other’s lives is a disaster waiting to happen.

[@Westisbest]

If they hired this half brain to work at my yard, I’d quit lmfao.

[@wolfzillaproductions4563]

I’ve actually done the switch bit before, but thankfully it was on an old line that had been closed for years and no longer saw rail traffic. And unlike Sebastian, I was supervised by my mother. I didn’t get in trouble in any way, but after seeing this I’m speechless.

[@bobsmith2637]

"A Railroad Club Where We Act Like 11 Year Olds" got shut down because of him. His parents were threatening to sue the admins or something like that.

[@acnjenjoyer]

why did they wanna sue the admins?

[@bobsmith2637]

@@acnjenjoyer not 100% sure, but I suspect a number of group members were harassing him/them online. Or they were just mad that he got caught.

[@acnjenjoyer]

we may never know

[@acnjenjoyer]

we may never know

[@mikeweston1582]

There’s a new one. It’s the same name but it’s 12 instead of 11

[@dd.greenefilms2598]

Of all my years of railfaning,it never ever crossed my mind to Tamper or adjust any Railroad equipment,If I wanted to do something I would always ask the Railroad,This is a hobby of mine and I intend to keep it that way,on occasions I get an invitation to join in on certain Railroad activities,The only times I flip any Railroad switches is at museums with an instructor with me.

[@railroadrick6060]

I’m sorry to say, but it’s kids like this that cause the massive disaster scenes such as the one in East Palestine Ohio. This may have been filmed before that incident happened, however True enthusiasts have upmost respect for the railroad as well as their community. Kids like that give us true rail fans a bad name, and I hope that he gets some serious discipline, as well as learning a valuable lesson for his actions.

[@dev0random]

I don't know how you can compare absolute intentional criminal negligence by a rail road company to a child doing vandalism.

[@jamie4994]

As a BNSF Railway conductor This conduct by a supposed railfan is unacceptable and could have harmed alot of people including himself at the expense of making a video I hope to all you railfans out there understand the severity of his choices could have cost him and other their lives We all pride ourselves on doing a safe job and we all want to go home after our day is done the same way we went to work PLEASE Stay a safe distance away and respect the men and women who work hard to transport your goods across the country

[@RyansColoradoRailProductions]

Ahh so now we know who caused the 475 accident…

[@rebooted.jupiter_]

lmfaooo

[@nickpatrick1636]

Yep

[@ethanmcdowell9677]

Sebastians mother obviously never told him NO

[@tsitracommunications2884]

Or disowned that evil brat

[@Thunder_Dome45]

In case y'all are wondering, this is exactly why railroads are the way they are towards railfans. Even if you're just watching or filming them. How long will it be before he goes inside to show everybody how a train moves?

[@c.d.porter9366]

If the railroad and other authorities did not charge him with severe penalties and the courts apply maximum severity then it's on them for encouraging this kind of dangerous behavior.

[@upstatenewyorkrailfan6775]

Wow!! That’s giving a Railfan community a bad name! Or WORSE!! for him to pulled that stunt like that, if the BNSF train collided and derailed killing or injuring the train crews, he’ll be held accountable. His life will be ruined

[@railfanhunterjacob6353]

Or he'll end up getting himself killed in the derailment

[@nolantherailfan5048]

this is a good example about railfanning going seriously downhill and losing a lot of respect. It’s because of stupid kids like Sebastian Deyoung

[@955redavenger]

I’d say at this point, it’s already ruined. His reputation will never be the same

[@calculator1841]

Russia is on the right side of history.

[@JoeK25301]

For someone whose knowledge expands to railway lineside equipment, gives the impression that this boy is, somewhat, connected to the railway, via personnel - family possibly. The boys’ behaviour is down-right reckless and sabotage, but let’s all remember that the railway company allows this with the lack, thereof, any infrastructure to prevent this from happening in the future to prevent members of the general public from endangering themselves and / or others (i.e: railway staff; P-Way, S&T’s, drivers, etc., etc.). I myself, work for a private heritage railway (Northampton & Lamport RLy. N.&L.R.) and we deal with dangerous trespassers all the time. Some of which have nearly been killed.

[@nathansmithbauer1826]

This is insane. I never knew what the actually story was until now. I really hope someone sees him doing this stuff.

[@michaelbujaki2462]

Well, he was reported and now there are at least 100,000 witnesses plus the video evidence.

[@pheorat9439]

It's on video and was posted. It has been seen and reported to the proper authorities.

[@ShawnTheDriver]

I watched an NS intermodal train come to a stop right outside of my hotel room in Gainesville, VA a few days ago. Most of the train had passed me and just the last few cars were sitting there. About 5 minutes passed, I'm not too sure what they were waiting on but the train started moving again, and let me tell you that slack was something serious. Several quiet bangs that turned into progressively louder bangs followed by a HUGE bang as the cars in front of me lurched forward, going from standing still to at least 3 mph in a split second. Seeing that...there's no way in hell I'd be standing anywhere near a train that's sitting idle because you have absolutely no clue when it's gonna start moving again...and if you're in a bad spot you will have exactly ZERO time to get out of the way. The whole last part of this video with him getting on and off the train sitting there was crazy.

[@joeydoherty368]

“It’s hard to do.” You shouldn’t be doing it at all! This is precisely why they have locks on most switches and I have no idea why this one wasn’t locked.

[@pemithepitty6442]

“I don’t know what that’s for” * me holding my breath hoping he doesn’t take off the handbrake 😂*

[@4oh8cal]

If you do graffiti you know how easy it is to get close tho these and I've seen plenty of unlocked switches and this is something that is just common no matter how many rules and regulations there are you will find unlocked switches and easy access to trains. Also most of these boxes and switches are in somewhat desolate areas so many workers don't bother to lock boxes or even do proper theft prevention/safety prevention checks because there's nothing out there and that's where people like him are able to manipulate the system and cause a crash or something. He's not the only problem, everyone is the problem, the rail workers, the rail company, the train company, the city, everyone is a problem here.

[@RonDevito]

We wonder why railroad workers often scowl, harass or try to get railfans to move on. Aside from not wanting to be photographed and/or videoed on their jobs. There's a point at which rail fanning becomes weirdo-ism, and then moves into trespass/vandalism - ruining it for the good rail fans who just want to have the simple pleasure of watching trains.

[@byronbirmingham15exp]

As a conductor watching this, this is actually one of my fears the possibilities of what could have happened he could of killed somebody

[@dominicliner1609]

He will go to jail for the rest of his life for murder.

[@rjohnson1690]

Imagine someone pulling this crap in dark territory!

[@dominicliner1609]

@@rjohnson1690 they did it in Under Siege 2 Dark Territory.

[@ethanlamoureux5306]

​@@rjohnson1690I remember the news some years ago about a train that derailed after someone moved a switch. Whether in dark territory or not, manual switches typically give no more notice of having been moved than the position of the sign on top. That is why they are supposed to be locked. Regardless, I believe the story I recall said the vandal broke the lock.

[@rjohnson1690]

@@ethanlamoureux5306 well in CTC and ABS territory the signals will go red if you are in the previous block, and now PTC, a penalty application will be applied. All mainline switches are supposed to have a RR lock on them. By the time you see a switch target, it’s way too late, unless you’re at restricted speed.

[@IGuessIDoThings]

This is just me but the thing that makes him worse is that he doesn’t know the names of things. Like when he called the sd70ace “the train with my favorite horn.” And also he doesn’t know what the brake wheel on the side of the locomotive is.

[@calyodelphi124]

It's possible that he might be on the autism spectrum, given the way that he is behaving and talking and somehow knows this but not that or the other, and his general enthusiasm for being where he is or doing what he's doing (and seemingly completely oblivious to the fact that he really should not be).

[@IGuessIDoThings]

@@calyodelphi124 yeah I guess that makes sense

[@thunda7928]

I am very much not qualified to diagnose, but dude seems to check a lot of boxes for autism spectrum.

[@Adelaide_Transit]

I have been lucky enough to partake in similar interactions as shown in these videos, that being said I had to be in high vis clothing with the general manager for my local yards and signed in. To do what he is doing without any of those safety measures in place is insane, that kids parents need to get involved, he or someone else will be hurt if not.

[@vodnikdubs1724]

“And guys today, I’m showing you the reverse thrust on this commercial 747. And thaaaaaaats all for the video, bye”

[@rdred8693]

Ever hear about the Russian pilet who let his teens take over the controls?

[@AmtrakFlareon]

Why is the trackside equipment outside this yard not locked up? This is so dangerous!

[@southernpennsyrailfan8579]

It’s not only that. He’s climbed into several locomotives that are either tied down with a consist or parked alone

[@BriggsAndStratton101]

locks aren't required in yard limits

[@25mfd]

@@BriggsAndStratton101 what rulebook says that locks aren't required in yard limits

[@zekeysmos88]

@@BriggsAndStratton101 damn dude you don't know, just say that

[@BriggsAndStratton101]

@@zekeysmos88 okay ill take advice from a arm chair foamer. Switches don't have a requirement for position, it's just general courtesy to line them for the main. Yard limits requires trains to travel at restricted speed.

[@modtwentyeight]

THIS IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. The only education I see here is : Do not trespass on railroad property.

[@mad_waffle]

From what information I can gather, he is on a government watch list now

[@Trainzandplanez]

Distpatcher: what the hell is going in with the switch

[@CSXEK]

You never ever mess with automatic switch bc it can totally mess the signals or worse he could’ve caused a massive train derailment

[@HBC101TVStudios]

That is why in countries like thr UK, Ireland and in European countries (also my country Malaysia) the switch for the crossover point is now located on a control panel in the station master’s office and no longer located next to the crossover point. The master’s room is often locked outside of business hours so the chance of other employees or outsiders tempering with the panel is low. Even there is a sign on top of the panel which states that only authorized personnel (station master on duty) are allowed to use the control panel to set the switches for the signal and for the crossover points.

[@Bababueski]

Search Buffalo and Pittsburg derailment. It's believed some kids threw a switch to a maintenance track and caused a major derailment.

[@tsitracommunications2884]

Children did that? Sicko

[@mencken8]

This could cause an accident. This person needs jail time.

[@graveyardrumblers]

Oh excellent... In light of what happened recently in Ohio... 20 miles from where I live... It's great to see that a child can treat a railroad like his play-thing.

[@markswenson8439]

I am an engineer and I have had a few run ins like this. On the other hand I have had rail fans do it the safe and legal way.

[@captainkeyboard1007]

I am with you on this one.

[@nssteampunk4865]

4:04 he is being a railroader wannabe yet he does not know what a handbrake is. He will never get a job with the railroad company.

[@nocontext4463]

BNSF could automatically blacklist him from employment, but because of that bitch Katie they would probably hire him in a heartbeat

[@EKSgarage]

Actually after seeing everything I’d say he’s qualified enough for CSX REDI center 🤦🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

[@BNSF1571RailfanProductions]

I bet he has already been placed on the national do not hire list by the FRA for these actions

[@nssteampunk4865]

@@EKSgarage he could qualify as "freight hopper"

[@MiG21aholic]

you guys all talk like the dude had a chance of being hired to begin with

[@gtfg3800]

This young buy really needs a father figure & maybe someone in BNSF to take him under their wing & show him what can happen when things go bad because of his behavior. I don't think he's trying to hurt anyone or anything but simply does not comprehend the seriousness of his actions.

[@tsitracommunications2884]

And a mother figure as well

[@gtfg3800]

@@tsitracommunications2884 Lol, well he seems ok with himself but doesn't seem to have had a strong mentor in his life ... from where i'm sitting ! Lol.

[@tsitracommunications2884]

@@gtfg3800 not funny

[@ArtStoneUS]

One detail that I haven't seen yet in the comments regards the hoppera cars sitting next to the locomotive. They are very special cars owned by a third party called Herzog. On a contract basis, they do maintenance of right-of-way, especially maintaining ballast. They also frequently show up after a derailment to help reconstruct the tracks.

[@philipmackenzie5349]

It’s people like Sebastian ruin it for many rail fans like myself , I would never ever do anything that he did, when I am rail fanning I am just watching the trains go bye, listening to stuff on my scanner.

[@larryjanson4011]

no need to touch, or get in the way. just looking. and because of kids, even adults. because of these kinds of stunts. we as legal hobbyists can get in deep trouble. just trying to get a photo or three. even while keeping away from the tracks. used to be able to access part's of the stockton WP, SP, and ATSF yards. but as long as you kept to the roadway, stayed out of "things" it was ok. not a problem. but now under UP. everything is behind razor wire, cctv, armed guards, etc.

[@jamesrussell6123]

I love to watch trains run by myself I wouldn't mess with the railroad equipment

[@johndeerefan725]

That I agree, Sebastian and most foamers ruin us railfans and the community's reputation. Never trespass on railroad property and do not tamper with any railroad equipment as it can cause a big derailment or a train hitting another. Please stay off the railroad property.

[@coolleo149]

Even though I’m a railfanner, and if I see this irl I would tell him “My dude, you can’t do that!” Hopefully BNSF will be able to punish that guy for what he’s done. Hence if Union Pacific saw that, which I live in Texas, I would’ve told the crew about everything he’s doing stuff to active railroad stuff illegally. I hope to god he doesn’t show up to my area on where I was going to railfan anywhere filming any trains

[@SallySallySallySally]

I was kind of like Sebastian when I was young. I was fascinated with something like this (not trains but similarly "bad") and did mischievous things (though not something that would directly endanger others' lives.) When I got older, it dawned on me that I could just go work for the company. So that's what I did! I have a wonderful career now that I don't even consider "work." If the company knew what I was up to when I was young like Sebastian, not only would they have never hired me, but I would have landed in jail! LOL. I hope Sebastian gets the chance to have a similar experience as he gets older. He just could be one of their most dedicated employees if he loves this stuff so much, just as I was.

[@Thiefnuker]

Exactly. Kids can be stupid especially regarding things that they're passionate about. And by kids i mean everyone under the age of 25, as people mature differently. It's important he's stopped from doing this again, but I see no reason to ruin this kid's life with criminal prosecution - even though trespassing isn't legal in the US.

[@IloveJellow]

@@Thiefnuker I mean you are trespassing on owned land even if its small and all rail roads have this same postings all over.. Only exceptions are on crossings or trains that go into streets but everything such as barriers or equipment are still under the same protection. This is to ensure that nothing becomes damaged because who knows what they are doing regardless of knowing how it works they could be doing something else off camera we don't see which could result in failure of the equipment working without permission to do so. SO that is why there is legal ties too its to protect the people using the machine/equipment and to keep others safe. Matter fact I know of a story where kids messed with a barrier and it stopped working and a old person didn't hear the train coming and was smashed as it came because she didn't see the barriers or lights blinking.. Sad story. Only reason they knew the kids was because of a street camera nearby.

[@GeneralNewmer969]

Now I am a railfan. but the ONLY time I have EVER touched rail equipment was with supervision, on a closed downline, that I checked, made sure it was safe. and I never touched it again. ever. it was unlocked when we found it. (a padlock was found on the ground a good distance away that we assume was taken off and thrown) we locked it. I know what it means and how bad this is but it was a closed down line I personally checked 3 times, the tracks were dug up at a point. all crossings were either disabled or removed, and I checked online sources on said tracks. I knew what I was doing, I confirmed that what I was doing was safe, and I made sure that the rail equipment was locked, and secure. it was in a abandoned drop off area behind a abandoned business. no train ran on that track for years upon years. I looked out not only for my safety, but the other people there to. you can be mad at me. But I made sure that it was safe, and not dangerous like what was going on in this video.

[@wyattwood6284]

He’s not a rail fan he is a criminal

[@tsitracommunications2884]

Down with sebastian he must burn on a stake

[@nicholasashley2172]

He is not a criminal he is a child who is likely nurodiverse who is not being patented properly. He does not know any better he needs educating not condemning

[@tsitracommunications2884]

@@nicholasashley2172 anyone that does stuff against the law is criminal. Only someone from the SPCC would say what you said

[@railworksamerica]

@@nicholasashley2172 no, pretty sure he’s a criminal. Stop trying to defend him, he needs to be put in his place!

[@ace74909]

I have absolutely no sympathy for those kinds of people.

[@jenniferrhodes6821]

Word to the Buffs...If your are standing on Ballast you are 99% likely trespassing on railroad property. That is why crews usually despise Buffs.

[@jamesm6638]

This is a prime example of "ruining it for everyone else"... kid's gonna make it so none of us can get even close to trains in the future...

[@MilePost106]

I can’t believe the railroad didn’t have locks on the switch and heater cabinet.

[@eligreg99]

So he just casually committed several felonies and probably didn’t get in trouble? Sick

[@Gramma-ok8lw]

I think he did or they are still reviewing it.

[@davezul4396]

I stumbled upon this video by chance, and found it interesting. Imagine how many people who never saw Sebastian’s original video stumbled upon this video also. With just a little education, unfortunately some people can be extremely dangerous.

[@mx338]

Trespassing was not the problem here and isn't even a crime here in Germany, the problem is dangerous interference with railway operations.

[@sroevukasroevuka]

Idiot could have killed someone or caused a serious accident or derailment. Hope he gets arrested.

[@jacky445]

And that's why the manual control for the switch or the trackside equipment boxes need to be locked with padlock.

[@NorthernKitty]

I'm more concerned about the lack of security that would have prevented a child from being able to do this than the actions of this boy. While he definitely needs to be disciplined for his behavior, I would hold the railway more liable than this child if an accident were to have occurred. I've managed information systems for businesses and I had more security for our network closets and server rooms than they seem to have on their rail equipment. And I didn't have near the budget they have and no one's life was at risk. The lack of responsibility for the safety of their workers and for the general public by the railway is sheer negligence and far more criminal than this young boy's actions. People often complain about "big government" and all the "regulations" the government imposes, but videos like this demonstrate WHY the government keeps poking its nose in corporate business - otherwise, corporations are routinely lax in their safety and security measures.

[@armorpro573]

Nah, I'd be more concerned at what idiot wouldn't put a lock on the switches or even the mechanisms.

[@NorthernKitty]

@@armorpro573 Pretty much what I just said.

[@armorpro573]

@@NorthernKitty ok

[@MrGovtCheese]

@@armorpro573 Locks plus security cams. Even my condo community has solar-powered cams to watch for people misusing our dumpsters which is nowhere near as important.

[@JohnWilliams-fb2fb]

This. Should be a wake up call for the railroad companies if he can do this who else can .this could become tragic real quick.

[@rcsrailfaningproductions7418]

There’s like 20 videos of him doing things like this

[@25vrd48]

Just think if he had put the locomotive in motion and jumped off of it . Someone did that one night in Big Springs Texas causing an unmanned set of locomotives to have to be switched into a siding where a cut of cars were set out causing a hell of a mess and millions of dollars damages .

[@HoundOfBaskerville]

I have trespassed on railroad property plenty of times but stayed far away from trains was just looking for the foundation of the old roundhouse and i wanted to see the old coaling tower closer up

[@nickpatrick1636]

Same

[@PeterPasieka]

One can clearly hear from his voice that there's a developmental issue with the young man. His physical age and his mental age don't match up. Young lad needs assistance in life because despite knowing how switches work he's absolutely not aware of the consequences of doing what he's doing. Charging him with fines or other punitive actions will not teach him anything. He needs a guide and a personal care taker for him to learn life around him.

[@cripticgatekeep]

When I used to do track side photography near an industrial site. I would always ask the conductor or E.I.C. that was on site next to switch permission to be there to take photos. And because I asked they said yes as long as I paid attention to the switching crew and moved out of the way when the train started getting close.

[@Reigns_Trains]

Sebastian is getting ready to do some jail time here shortly.

[@darwinbarrie751]

once upon a time some young boys got into a train box and found some torpedoes placing them all in a line near the main crossing in town. the resulting series of explosions from the 10:15 highballing through town was somewhat chaotic . just another Friday night in a small town.

[@Wildfire86872]

I think railroads (at least class 1's) have been doing away with older locks (Adlake, Keline, etc) for this exact reason and going to more normal locks (same for signal equipment). So more than likely it was either left unlocked (which would definitely be a "called on the carpet" moment for someone on the RR) or he cut it (which would be a "knock knock" moment for him). And since it was a power switch controlled by a dispatcher, it would definitely show up on their computer screen as being thrown back and forth (maybe show as "local control") . There's a video on here where a maintainer explains how power switches work (and also shows the type of lock RR's are using now). Plus they are interlocked with the signal system, and if a train is within a certain distance of it an electric lock will prevent it from being thrown. And it'd show up on the PTC display of any train approaching it. Not to mention the door to the switch heater control box only being secured with only a cotter pin (those are DS controlled too so i'm sure it would've showed up as "snow melter on" on the DS computer screen).

[@Biwabik223]

I would laugh if he got on a trailing unit and ended up 300 miles from home. How much longer will it be before he tries moving a train?