TRAIN DRIVER'S VIEW: Autumn and morning mist from Mjølfjell to Bergen

[@julienvadnais50]

I love the autumn palette in this video. Will be working as a PhD researcher in Bergen in August, and these videos give a wonderful insight into the bergen line and its beautiful landscapes.

[@katsujinkin60]

My Great Grandfather was a fireman on the New York Central Railroad for 40 years, from wood, to coal, to diesel. As a member of his family I was able to ride for free anywhere the line went. I have always loved trains, and this is a particularly beautiful ride. Thank you so much!

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks for sharing! That's awesome :)

[@emil6468]

My cabin is on Mjølfjell and I've taken the train up there many times and I have also driven. And I want to say it is so nice up there and it is also cool to take a day trip down to VOSS.

[@RailCowGirl]

That's awesome!

[@cptbill80]

this channel deserves one million subscribers.

[@RailCowGirl]

Thank you! :D💋❤❤❤❤

[@billyh4068]

The best train footage I have seen so far; a rugged, majestic landscape, and the train is really moving! Beautiful, also, I love it when you lay on the horn!

[@RailCowGirl]

Thank you! I know your comment is from 2 years ago, so I hope you have checked out my newer videos with my new camera. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@panikrystyna1]

Dziękuję. Wyjazdy z tuneli są zawsze fascynujące. Serdecznie pozdrawiam. panikrystyna.

[@RailCowGirl]

Dziękuję bardzo :D

[@alterschwede1914]

Oh girl, I'm always so excited about this beautiful landscape. Where I live, when you look out the window you can already see who is coming to visit you tomorrow

[@robertcummings1971]

One of the most BEAUTIFUL train rides i have ever scene, i mean the fall folliage is AWESOME!

[@jimburg621]

such beautiful countryside, the river, tree's, rock formations, and cool looking houses. Thanks for the view!

[@moggridge1]

Very nice autumnal colours, thank you. And no grounded ships in the water either, which was good! 👍😊

[@dm1045]

That is a a beautiful stretch late in the day with the low sun on the bluffs and the flat water on the fjord. Wow

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks for watching, glad you liked it!

[@g4340]

Thank you very much for posting! Disabled I'll never get to see this in person. Watching videos and a postcard collection is my hobby.

[@RailCowGirl]

I'm glad I can bring you this to enrich your life, g4340 :D

[@Timsvideochannel1]

Wow, I would love to enjoy a view like that from my workplace most days. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[@davidtwyford8755]

LOVE this video!!........watched it 3 times in a row!!!.....the river and the rails SOOO close, Wonderful shot.

[@RailCowGirl]

And more is coming :D The snow is not here yet, but it has been very cold so the river turned all the surroundings crystal white :) Glittering when the head lights gets reflected from all the ice crystals :)

[@danielgraham5987]

Another wonderful video, thank you for posting! Beautiful scenery and colors!

[@palantir135]

Norway is so beautiful. Mountains, rivers, waterfalls... completely opposite to my country, exept rivers. Hope to visit it again some day.

[@449SPS]

When God made the world he put so much beauty in Norway...

[@amarimai4620]

Thank you for posting. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

[@johnkovacharpsbydavyc3505]

The best one I've seen so far.

[@auntielyn]

HCG, thanks for the outside walk/inspection prior to drive. I love these little details. :)

[@sharmamanoj]

Beautiful scenery.

[@TheMetea11]

These videos are so inspirational. Thank you for all your work.

[@wolfburgman]

I know it's morning but I'm watching at night. I just love your videos. I feel as though I am thereon the train with you and the whole show helps with my depression. Maybe doctors should have your train journeys on prescription!

[@Change4Good333]

Beautiful ride!! Beautiful Norway!🌟

[@RailCowGirl]

Many thanks!

[@trekkerjam3944]

A nice trip with a wonderful autumn landscape ❤️

[@anmolmehta7116]

Thanks for the ride. Is always nice to have a river flowing right next to the train. Cool. Am looking forward to the next ride. What I also liked was when you showed us the interiors of the train before the ride. A big thumbs up to the video.☺😊☺☺😆😆😆😆

[@RailCowGirl]

Thank you so much!

[@vlad1818]

That's very beautiful nature there. I bet someday I'll visit Bergen

[@costachlle]

Amazing! Best train ride ever. Thank you!

[@lylewatts6370]

Now HinduCowGirl how can I comment on another awesome ride. Scenery is next to none with Norway showing it's beauty with fall colours and clear skies.Looking for snow but I see only October in November. Snow here and -11c with icy roads. Thanks for all you do for us "you tubers".

[@stevenosmond2168]

I am so amazed by the tunnels. The scenery is great also.

[@bbannion6187]

Your videos never disappoint me HCG. Keep them coming! 👍

[@Koan_Om]

I like the tunnel part with the headlight on.

[@I_Am_Michael]

stop the world. gotta watch a train video. how awesome is that.

[@daenksyahsyah610]

So smooth.

[@RichardTalcott]

BEAUTIFUL! Thank YOU!

[@dellojulien]

wonder mooie opname .goed en mooie beeld qaliteit . 📽dit is een aangename en genietende reis🚇🚇🏡🌲bedank en de groeten .😊julien . 👮

[@chrismuller9289]

wow - thx a lot for that great ride :) Very interesting to see the old tunnel of the bergensbanen before reaching Trengereid. First I thougt "ou, they've digged a bit in the wrong direction" but then I had a look at openrailwaymap ;) Thx for sharing and greetz from Hannover, Germany :)

[@chicodemoraes8356]

With each post, your videos are, every time, better. Congratulations dear friend.

[@tact86]

Beautiul. Another great video!!

[@wyckoffcruzio]

Superb scenery and terrain!

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks you!

[@sassiamine7183]

Good evening from tunisia beautiful norway ❤

[@RailCowGirl]

Hello, thank you for watching!

[@Finse1605]

Nice to see Bergen station again.

[@hcrun]

A beautiful landscape. So utterly different to ours (which I love, by-the-way!)

[@swarfrat311]

What a great way to start the day! I've got my morning mug of coffee and a HindoCowGirl video on the computer. Life is good! Another great video, HinduCowGirl! Can you ship some of that water to California? We need it!!! So . . . you're FLIRTing with your passengers are you? That locomotive has a great headlight and a super quiet cab. Is the railroad planning to eventually have all FLIRT train sets? Thank you for posting another super video! I never get tired of watching them!

[@RailCowGirl]

All Class 69 will be replaced by the end of the year :D Then it will be only Class75 and EL18 here :)

[@cgtower8860]

HinduCowGirl The EL18’s seem like a good all purpose locomotive. They certainly handle the snow drifts well!

[@PEREZGRANA1]

Beautiful scene.

[@RailCowGirl]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@adrianserban1293]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@RichieB-s9l]

Wow very beautiful country. Greetings from Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA;)

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks for visiting

[@deElPaso]

Høsten er magisk. Takk så mye)

[@soumyadeeplovestoexplore6631]

Wonderful video with a smooth run and good speed.

[@RailCowGirl]

Thank you :)

[@burbs59]

As always amazing

[@belojydobanderoveczloy6782]

Super! 👍👍👍👍

[@WhiteTiger333]

Wow, that river is up alright. And what a gorgeous area going past it. I just learned a couple of days ago that VOSS water is from Norway. Now I must find and purchase a bottle of it...even though it's overpriced and packaged in plastic. :D It's the closest I will get to tasting the water I see on the videos.

[@johnbow72]

Terrific video HCG !! .

[@RailCowGirl]

Thank you so much!

[@commelinales]

Great I love it.

[@danamack7405]

Beautiful surprise - NSB class 75B I presume ? A nice present for my birthday (ugh 63 yrs old) Regards, Dana.

[@RailCowGirl]

You’re right :) FLIRT :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DANA!🎁🎉🎉🎉 Come everyone! Show Dana some love! ❤️❤️❤️

[@BlackWolf.]

Flirt 75H 😉

[@RailCowGirl]

Yep, which is now become the official designation for our machines :D

Your videos are awesome, thank you! And your country is such beautiful.

[@gerrybvr]

Cant wait to watch. Thanks HCG

[@noharahimawari9013]

Beautiful

[@samaikens4816]

The video is good...I enjoy watching it....when i watch I like to see the names of the town's the train pass through but it not necessary still a good video

[@RailCowGirl]

The names are announced over the PA :) that’s why I left them out :)

[@a.vandergaag5517]

I've made part of this trip (VossBergen v.v.) last august, i made it with the older? 'tank-like' train which you can see at the righthandside when entering Voss stasjon :) Loads of tunnels to watch on this part of the trip for NOK. 420,00 :D

[@bemusedindian8571]

Those tunnel walls look scary. Is there a possibility that the moving trains's vibration will cause a stone chip to dislodge and hit a high speed train? Guess the engineers would have thought about it. Still looks scary ASF. Awesome content BTW! Thanks.

[@RailCowGirl]

No, there is no risk of that happening :) I am more afraid of stones coming down outside of the tunnels, due to lots of rain etc. Especially between Bergen and Voss. Thanks for watching :)

[@fabiolutzbr]

Very nice video. Awesome light, specially after the 1h10m mark, from Stanghelle on! I'm being wondering about those voice messages telling about the next station: are they triggered automatically by proximity of the station? Or you need to trigger them manually (I know they are pre-recorded).

[@RailCowGirl]

They are GPS triggered :D As well as a tachometer when there is no GPS reception. :D

[@saltleywsc]

Great video !

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks!

[@RichardTalcott]

When were the tunnels built? This must have been a HUGE, expensive and dangerous project. Wonderful colors....love the fog!

[@RailCowGirl]

They were built for the opening of the bergen line :) completed in 1909 :)

[@RichardTalcott]

This would be fun to try to create with a model railroad! Was it steam back then?

[@punchkrunch353]

@@RichardTalcott There is a very good Wikipedia article about the line, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergen_Line

[@herbertbasta3578]

Werte Dame! Ich bin Heute (Sonntag März 18.) mit Ihnen mitgefahren und habe keine Sekunde bereut :-) Aber ich habe 2 Fragen: Bei Stanghelle liegt ein Frachtschiff, wie dieser Fjord? Und bei Faksdal rechts nach der Ausfahrt, ist das ein Kraftwerk? Auch wenn das nicht die Bahn betrifft, ich bitte Sie herzlich um eine Antwort! Mit herzlichen Grüssen aus Österreich :-)))

[@RailCowGirl]

Guten tag :D I'm so glad you liked the video :D And here are some answers for your questions :) Yes, it is a cargo ship you see at Stanghelle, and that is indeed a fjord, Veafjord. the constructions you see to the right after Vaksdal is a mill with grain silos. The little town of Vaksdal was built around the the factory who harness the power from the river for it's productions. The companies that are there today is Møllerens and Felleskjøpet.

[@herbertbasta3578]

@@RailCowGirl Besten Dank! Und bleiben Sie gesund :-) Herzliche Grüsse Herbert

[@iantaf5559]

Well, I awoke at 04.15 this morning and my first thought was that I have a HCG run to watch - so I did!!! 😆 I have a question. Why is there a single street lamp on the right hand side that you pass at time 5:43? It seems to be there for no particular reason. Thanks for sharing the lovely Autumn colours. 🚂

[@alistairalexander1369]

I think it might be to illuminate the intersection of that path and the train tracks at night.

[@jkd2377]

Magical, delightful!

[@christopherdaniel4841]

Fantastic!

[@RailCowGirl]

Thank you so much!

[@rgsrails]

Still can't get over the smoothness and quick acceleration of this set. If I may ask, what is the top speed achieved on this segment of the line? Thx and your videos are wonderfully relaxing!

[@RailCowGirl]

The max speed on the FLIRT is 200km/h the max line speed Bergen - Voss - Myrdal is 130km/h, but that is only. Max Speed between Hallingskeid - Finse - Haugastøl is 160km/h. In the Intercity Triangle, there are several places where you can run at 200 and 210km/h :)

[@saleemaslam6604]

Beautiful scenic countryside views. A display of the train speed and the train stations' names would add more interest in your videos. Commentary should be translated to an international language subtitles like English etc.

[@RailCowGirl]

This is one of few of my videos without station names and the information you are asking about. If you are watching my other videos, you will find all of this information :) I do not show train speed, but maximum line speed.

[@MECHANOLltd]

Спасибо)

[@Yevgeniy-UA]

Great video. One thing i don't like is there way too many tunnels

[@RailCowGirl]

Yeah, but that how it is in rocky west part of Norway. :)

[@cgtower8860]

One more question friend, when is the new tunnel going to be in service between Arna and Bergen? It has been nice watching it’s progress over the course of your videos.

[@RailCowGirl]

I think it’ll open in 2021 :) then they will close the old one and rehabilitate it :)

[@Clusterpound]

this is epic

[@zoqaeski]

I find it really interesting that there are densely populated areas in Australia that apparently don't have enough people for a regular train service, and yet Norway has trains that run through sparse beautiful scenery so empty that the people on the train must be the only humans for kilometres around. I wish Australia was more like Norway.

[@hcrun]

Australian lines have to cover a much larger distance so the cost per km is greater. Area of Norway = 386,000 sq. km. Area of Australia = 7.7 million sq. kms.

[@zoqaeski]

@@hcrun I think that's a straw-man argument. The overwhelming majority of Australia's population lives within 50-100 km of the east coast. The are large parts of NSW, Victoria, and south-east Queensland that are far more densely populated than Norway, and yet we don't generally have frequent regional train services. There should be at least two-hourly regional rail services up-and-down the east coast, and the main line between Sydney and Melbourne needs to be upgraded to allow an average speed of 150-200 km/h. I don't think we can justify high speed rail infrastructure (>250-300 km/h), and I'm wary that that would simply make Sydney and Melbourne sprawl even more, but fast, frequent regional rail is definitely worth developing.

[@michaelmarks1391]

Thanks for another great video, HCG. I never miss them! I've always wondered - how much clearance is there between the train and the wall of the tunnel? It looks like a tight fit!

[@RailCowGirl]

They are pretty tight, but big enough + margin for the WLAB2 (sleepers) which is the maximum profile allowed in Norway :)

[@michaelmarks1391]

​@@RailCowGirl But if a deer or something wandered into one of the tunnels, it would probably meet a swift and unfortunate end!

[@cgtower8860]

Love this trip! Question, does the high water ever flood the line around Bulken?

[@RailCowGirl]

Yes, the water even poured into the tunnel after Seimsgrend too in 2015. The strengthened riverbanks with huge rocks is a result of the 2015 flood.

[@proserhat]

Let's watch!

[@jdbrando9469]

wow that train is can really move.

[@palantir135]

If interested I can recommend 'Cabview Holland Dutch Railways'. Similar to what you do but in the Netherlands.

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[@amosjsoma]

It's interesting to me that you sound your horn quite a distance from the crossing. So different than the way it's done here in the US.

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

There are signs that say when the horn should be sounded - usually a divided yellow/orange diamond (see 4.34). The earliness is to give time for anyone/thing to get clear of the crossing and,of course, will depend on the line-speed. In the US, horn usage is excessive and very irritating to anyone within a mile or so of the line, to the point that it is so much and so common that it is often ignored,

[@hcrun]

Norway is similar to us.....here in Australia there is usually one blast of the horn as the train approaches a level-crossing. That's all. No overkill, as in the USA (long-long-short-long over and over and over).

[@WhiteTiger333]

The massive tunnel between Evanger and Dale never ceases to astonish me. I think the number of little white lights in the tunnel would keep a single factory in business. :D I wonder how many bulbs can be changed before a train comes through? (I'm having way too much fun with that mysterious tunnel filled with niches and lights and what look like electric and maybe ventilation equipment).

[@VITORB82]

I love Autumn

[@RailCowGirl]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@samaikens4816]

I have a question....I have noticed there are some tunnels lined with lights that seem to be in middle of no where....you know like street light except there's no street nothing and the lights are down low so can't really light up the tunnel

[@RailCowGirl]

Those are lead lights in case of evacuation.

[@samaikens4816]

@@RailCowGirl Thank you

[@Narpets2112]

What does the flashing double green indicate? Beautiful country, by the way. I love cab view videos (sadly they are really hard to come by in the U.S.) and the quality of yours is outstanding.

[@RailCowGirl]

Double flashing greens? Where did you see that? :D I don't think they're allowed to film at all in the US. :/

[@Narpets2112]

@@RailCowGirl Apparently, "I" was flashing because the signal that I thought was, upon a second look, clearly was not. You are correct in that crew are not allowed to film on U.S. railroads. One can still make one if riding a commuter train in push mode with a cab car and the engineer leaves the door open though. I had that opportunity once but I stuck to photos because I was on my way to the state railroad museum and didn't want to use all my battery up before I got there. In the end, it didn't matter because I got a late start and the museum, being a government facility, was already closed.

[@MsTilda2]

Ser godt ud👍👍

[@larispostae42]

How do stops on demand work? Are there pushbuttons of sort on the carriages and in the stations?

[@RailCowGirl]

Driver is obligated to pass the on demand stops at the right time in the schedule.... with a speed slow enough to stop at the platform if someone wants to get on... For disembarking passengers they tell the conductor where they want to get off.. the conductor then hands me a list of stops where people wants to get off :) voila :D

[@dm1045]

Has that river ever gotten to the tracks?

[@larispostae42]

The river just before Bolstadøyri looks a bit too high for my taste: have the tracks ever been flooded in the past?

[@RailCowGirl]

Oh yes, that has happened a few times. Last time was in 2015. :)

[@larispostae42]

"To all passengers: please man the oars..."

[@owlcossie3763]

Great vid! Don't you drive trains to Oslo no more?

[@RailCowGirl]

Not often...

[@owlcossie3763]

Bergen line with amazing views, cosy countryside stations and such a familiar route is better than сityscapes of Oslo suburbs. Anyway.

[@aaronsmyth7943]

Those tunnels look like video grame graphics !! . 1:17:53

[@Boodieman72]

There seem to be a lot of stops that don't seem to be near anywhere. Are there a lot of farms in the area or is it just that the stops are not near the town?

[@RailCowGirl]

There are areas where houses are really spread out, or in areas with lots of cabins. Thank you for your comment.

[@sfbuachum892]

Hi Hidu, would it be possible for a flirt train to use the Flam-Line down to Flam and again back to Myrdal?

[@RailCowGirl]

They are thinking about testing this in the future as a temporary solution when the Flåm line carriages are under maintenance :) But they need to be technically approved for that line.

[@tonitsi78]

Norway is a very beutiful country. The only downside is that piece of bread and coffee costs there about 100000 dollars.

[@RailCowGirl]

Wow, if that was the case... I’d be a dollar millionaire 😂 a coffee is about 2$ and a whole bread 3$

[@tonitsi78]

@@RailCowGirl That's actually similar to our prices in Finland 🙂. I've always thought Norway is more expensive (of course, I was exaggarating a bit 😀)

[@jonahbetgen8981]

How are waiting Passengers at the Request-Stops showing you that they want to enter the train? Nice Video, as always :-D

[@RailCowGirl]

They show it by standing there ;)

[@bbannion6187]

@@RailCowGirl 😂😂

[@hcrun]

@@RailCowGirl I was wondering the same thing but then thought I'd browse the comments....and came across this! :D What happens if you are going too fast.....have you ever had to reverse to pick someone up?

[@WhiteTiger333]

@@RailCowGirl Not by jumping up and down and waving red flags? Or putting their thumb out? Or holding up a loaded tea tray with your name on it?

[@TheRahsoft]

40:25 is that someone house( on the other side of river) that is flooded ?

[@DingleMcGilacutty]

Cäsëy Jôônes you better watch your speed.

[@Ravenflight104]

A tech. question ....... Do either the El 18s or the Flirts have a backup generator or reserve batteries to allow movement or heating if the mainline power went down ?

[@RailCowGirl]

The FLIRT has for emergency lighting. The EL28 does not. So when the main power goes, the heat goes.

[@Ravenflight104]

@@RailCowGirl Thanks for the info ....... If I find myself going anywhere near Myrdal, I'm bringing my jacket ... and an extra pair of socks !

[@RailCowGirl]

Not dressing for conditions on the mountain is a stupid idea if you go either by car or train ;) you have to be prepared. The road can be closed at any time, and you might be stuck up there for hours :)

[@Ravenflight104]

@@RailCowGirl In 1952, Southern Pacific's passenger streamliner " City of San Francisco " became trapped in snowdrifts for six DAYS. ( Temp: -28C, Winds of nearly 150 KPH ! )

[@RailCowGirl]

That is INSANE! I can assure you that wouldn't happen here. :) There are routines making sure that if a train breaks down on the mountain, it does not take long before someone can come and evacuate the passengers. That train would be powered be diesel in case of catenary problems :)

[@TheRokkiephantomlove]

Hi Im not trying to offend in any way with this question just out of genuine curiosity Why do you watch this?

[@moggridge1]

It's a good question. I find the videos very relaxing, and they put me in a privileged position right up front. They're also very interesting with the signs and whatnot. Added bonus : one of my new kittens also finds it fascinating and is pawing the monitor as the landscape goes by 👍😂🐈

[@amosjsoma]

Rookie Phantom - I watch because I love trains and have since I was a little kid. These videos offer a perspective one can never achieve unless you're a train driver.

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

As a former railwayman, it is interesting to see other rail lines/networks especially if they are in different countries and under different operating conditions.

[@swarfrat311]

I love trains and have since I was a child. I find railroads in Europe interesting as I live in the US. Yes, I do watch videos of US railroads. This is a great way to compare notes and see what trains and railroads in other parts of the world are like. I find HCG's videos very enjoyable and relaxing to watch. I have watched her videos several times and never get tired of watching them. Each time I watch a video I've seen before, I see stuff I haven't seen before.

[@TheRahsoft]

simple answer its like the train trips you take as a kidwe always look out the windowthis the same , only a better view. it can be quite relaxing as well

[@Boodieman72]

I think a 2.3GHz 18-core Intel Xeon W processor, Turbo Boost up to 4.3GHz iMac Pro would be great for editing the videos.

[@RailCowGirl]

Aiming for a Intel Core i9-7940X :)

[@RailCowGirl]

But a iMac Pro with those specs would be mouth watering beyond everything 😂 problem is AMD graphics card. I’d rather go for nVidia as it has much better support in Adobe Premiere through Cuda :)

[@Boodieman72]

I am sure you could configure a Windows PC with similar specs but the 5K display sure it nice (I have one on my older iMac). Of course you could always learn how to use Final Cut Pro on the Mac :) . Not sure you would need CUDA if you have 18 cores of sever grade processors :D