CAR TURNS ONTO TRACKS, CROSSING LIGHTS UP SECONDS LATER, TRAIN COMES… WHAT A GRAB BAG! 1/3&4/23

[@drubarlow]

Good to see the Strasburg has learned to align switches.

[@suzanneknepp849]

Loved the humor at 23:01! The engineer used a broom 🧹 as an oar! Very funny and clever!

[@thomasjohnson5682]

That was clever, wonder what he was thinking.

[@BritishRailClass47]

Row row your train!

[@RainierRailroader]

@@thomasjohnson5682 I just wanted to have some fun, heh! My engineer was laughing the whole time I did it

[@roundlakerailfan6853]

I've asked it before, and I'll ask again: HOW can anyone see a railroad crossing and think, "Yup. This is where I'm supposed to turn?"

[@jamesstobinski6144]

Proof that you don't need a brain to get a driver's license.

[@jgehbinv]

I am sure when police show up that question was asked. I would sure like to hear the answers from these supposedly competent drivers.

[@charlottecunningham2141]

What a neat snow removal device at Skykomish!

[@rodneyschmuland1132]

23:00 So that's how some trains make it to their destinations. Cute!

[@RainierRailroader]

Hey, it was cold out and we were getting ready to charge at a hill. Figured it was better than getting out and pushing, HA! And yes, I am the conductor in that segment, hope you enjoyed!

[@armondc5632]

I just tuned in when that car turned on the tracks in Fairport. That was lucky

[@parailfan]

Nice work with the ending of the sunrise at Flagstaff with the clouds mixing in.

[@gragor11]

Notice all the vehicles stopping for the light on the crossing?

[@franciscampagna2711]

Thank you, Virtual Railfan. Wishing all a happy and prosperous New Year.

[@thomasjohnson5682]

Good grab bag -- some very interesting locos and fun actions. Than ks.

[@citylimits8927]

At 3:44 the phrase "Neeahh...what's up, doc?" came into my mind. And at 8:16, that interesting snow blower on a Caterpillar Bulldozer really did a nice job clearing the snow...unlike the ones that Wile E. Coyote orders from Acme!

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

What are they doing visiting family in New York from Ashland? 🤣

[@VWdabug]

Lol

[@VWdabug]

This deserves to be pinned

[@MrBnsftrain]

0:56 lovely lash-up of eight Union Pacific locomotives 2:00 both KCS liveries trailing on a UP train, and they're both De Mexico units 2:14 doubleheading CN power on a BNSF train 2:32 12-unit light power move 3:11 CP 8757 leading and some helicopter noise 3:36 two CN ET44ACs as DPU on a BNSF train, one with the CN100 logo 3:46 a rabbit out in the snow 3:56 9-unit lash-up on a UP train 4:26 UP yellow, executive MAC, and KCS southern belle triple-heading 5:08 10-unit lash-up with a lot of different liveries 6:40 NS SD40-2 and two slugs trailing 7:02 fog over the Mississippi River 7:47 another NS slug, this one rebuilt from an ALCO RSD15 8:27 an excavator with a snowblower on its arm! 9:13 a single UP AC44CW and three container cars! That's like something you would get in a train set! 9:41 UP 7400 leading 10:18 the start of the car that made the thumbnail getting lost. I'm surprised he dimmed the lights for the oncoming train instead of running to safety 11:38 the Amtrak Empire Service on the same track as the CSX train stopped and was flagged through 12:52 three warbonnets! 13:06 epic 8-unit lash-up with a bad horn on the leader, a UP SD70ACe, KCS 4006, and an ARUX (Argos USA) geep! ARUX 47 seems to be an ex-Souther Pacific unit with a spot for the nose-mounted gyralight (seen again at15:20) 13:52 BN plow car on a train of MOW hoppers 15:32 UP new livery leading. I don't like how the flag is stuck on the nose and there are no wings on the front. 16:20 an ex-UP C40-8! Been awhile since I've seen one of those 16:30 a new livery UP SD70ACe. They did a better job with this unit than the GE seen earlier 17:00 I always liked those AUTO MAX autoracks. I called them Zephyr autoracks as a kid since they were articulated like the CB&Q Zephyrs 17:30 two KCS units, NS 1073, and a normal NS unit on CN tracks passing Waupaca 17:52 UP and B&LE units at the same location 18:04 nine units and airplane fuselages and parts 18:13 Amtrak flag stop at Skykomish! Amtrak doesn't even have a platform and sign here! 18:47 blue piece of machinery 19:42 Strasburg 8618 going down the MOW siding to collect a flatbed 21:24 NS crane train 23:24 some more of those unusual DODX boxcars 24:42 where did that guy even come from?! The train museum is on that side and there is no road 25:14 two BN green sD40-2s. One has its BN number clearly visible, the other has it graffitied over 25:36 executive MAC with its nose door left open in Elkhart

[@DarkVoidIII]

You forgot 21:51 Clean-up after storm!

[@shooter2055]

Nice to see the snow at Flagstaff. They need every drop!

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

Great start for 2023 Thanks to the gang

[@deacjansp2]

Those pale gray bulk cars in Rochelle at the opening look a lot like the ones we sa in Decatur GA on the first day of the new cam!

[@optout130]

19:28 + "Oh Yeah ! ! Got It, Rock Star ! " 🌟⭐🌠👩‍🎤🌠⭐🌟

[@frankrosenbaum3471]

Row, row, row your train, gently down the track....

[@deacjansp2]

Ft, Madison river fog about 7 mins in, wow!

[@ivoneboettgerbatschauer2242]

Loved Thank you 🤗

[@fraukatze3856]

Thanks!

[@VirtualRailfan]

You are too kind, another big Thank You!

[@Railfan62]

Great grab bag!

[@ren-uz2mz]

Magnificent grab bag!

[@rogertemple7193]

Elkhart Indiana has em as well starting off the New Year.

[@cpbethlehem6548]

Green Castle shot.That Load came from Bethlehem, PA. Lehigh Heavy Forge.

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

At -- 6:45-- Merry Christmas & Happy New Year,😙 ...TOOT TOOT !!!

[@turnerdeedo4633]

10:18 What you clicked on this video for.

[@i_g_man]

(probably)

[@bob3794]

Thanks

[@DrHenry1987]

Maybe they need to put gates across the railroad tracks when no train is coming that says something like, "Do Not Turn, RR Tracks" with lots of yellow reflectors. Then when a train comes, the gates come down on the road and up on the tracks.

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

They do that in the United Kingdom.

[@poowg2657]

I'd rather see solid steel posts come up out of the ballast......

[@DrHenry1987]

@@poowg2657 I would worry that if the train hit a metal one that did not retract, you would create some shrapnel, where you could make the crossing gate to disintegrate.

[@evanf1293]

8:19 There's something you don't see every day.

[@kennethhanks6712]

But boy it sure does look effective!

[@keddiewye6517]

Loved the Skykomish mini-Rotary!

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*Nice*

[@trainfan92756]

That car was lucky not to get hit by csx when they were passing through

[@stanleythomas8457]

VeraSun ended up selling seven of the plants to Valero Energy Corporation, and the rest to other companies in 2009.[6] Wikipedia

[@EltonInott]

16:22 i wonder were that old unit is going to

[@InfoFairportmerchants]

Thank you to the Virtual Railfan who made the call to alert authorities about the car on the tracks! This community is the best!

[@csrrjefflloyd6496]

California and it’s Palm Trees. Biggest weed known to man!

[@highlife0586]

26:43 A bit of switching action at Paradise...getting rid of scrap rails (?)

[@davidimhoff2118]

What's the worst that could happen indeed. This always happens where someone goes on tracks and a train starts approaching. When I saw the train on the middle track my heart stopped. Why would you shut off your lights. Did this person even get out. I don't understand people

[@Littledog0808]

First Darwin nomination of 2023

[@crystalkittykat3581]

10:19 😂 24:47 😂

[@3ftsteamrwy12]

wonder if Strasburg's going to do trackwork withy the rail on that flat car. Also, I can ALMOST see how a car driver MIGHT get confused and turn early....but CARRYING A BIKE ACROSS A YARD LEAD?!?! yikes...the days of "they didnt make it" may be drawing closer...

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Nice Video VRF 👌🌵🇮🇳🌵👌

[@rogertemple7193]

Fairport New York now has a Darwin Candidate.

[@dncarac]

OK, another silly question: When there are multiple engines pulling a train, are all of them 'on'? Are some only being pulled? Do they turn some 'on' if they are going uphill, for example. I assume ones in the middle (APUs?) are 'on'. Are the ones at the back 'on' or being pulled?

[@fraukatze3856]

If there are 2 the front, or 1 the middle or at the end the engine is usually powered on. But these oddball cases of ten in a row (usually BNSF) - I don’t know what they’re doing. Maybe some are just being towed.

[@Cipher160]

@@fraukatze3856 The ones where BNSF is moving a bunch is the result of "Precision" Schedule Railroading. They end up with a bunch of engines sitting in some random yard because they just keep bringing them there and then not needing them so eventually they have to do a power move back to other yards.

[@fraukatze3856]

@@Cipher160 Thanks for the info!

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

@@Cipher160 Thank you I always wondered about that

[@dncarac]

Thanks to all who replied. That's just what I wanted to know.

[@Epic_mi_railfan]

4:18 the buzz meter is high!

[@SoCalOCRailfan]

This was an amazing grab bag

[@Sujowi]

I’ve just seen the shortest train I’ve ever seen on this channel...what were they thinking with only one loco towing 3 instead of 100?!!

[@dncarac]

Filled with questions today: I wonder if they'll ever get the smell out of that car?

[@forrestihler504]

I’m new to the train world, but can someone explain to me why so many trains have up to 6 or even 8 locomotives? I swear not too long ago trains had a max of 3. Even in my small city of Idaho Falls a UP train passed through with up to 10 locomotive.

[@randallellison6421]

@imacgra1 right, there are also instances where new or rebuilt locomotives are delivered to their customers. Here on BNSF's Thayer Subdivision, it's not uncommon to see newly refurbished Norfolk Southern AC44C6Ms being delivered to the Railroad via BNSF. In most cases, the stacks on these locomotives are still capped to prevent moisture from entering the prime mover. These units are dubbed "boxcared" as they obviously can't function under they're own power because their computers haven't yet been programmed. Once the units arrive in Memphis, Tennessee, they are handed over to NS.

[@michellehull7720]

Heaviercargo

[@WaffleDragon]

So I guess, at least on CSX, trains aren't required to stop if an obstruction isn't blocking their track on a multi-track line? I'm sure they at least notified the dispatcher on the radio. I certainly hope nobody was sitting in the car when the intermodal blew by. They may have been automatic headlights that turned off.

[@mackdoyle8673]

24:48 I hate when they do that that dude with the bike he did not even look What's wrong with people in Elkhart

[@georgeadams1853]

What is really puzzling about that is that there's an underpass under the tracks just a couple of blocks west of the camera location.

[@jovetj]

Oh I'll bet he looked... and then never considered what would happen if he tripped or slipped on a rail and fell down right in the train's path... It's so easy to not get hit by a train: DO NOT BE ON THE TRACKS!

[@jamesghiorzoe107]

Elkhart is kind of a rough town.

[@sassycat]

That dude was in an earlier grab bag doing the exact same thing.

[@TheMetGuy]

Keep these grab bags going

[@baedenwilliams8291]

0:59 Why are so many locomotives pulling the train?

[@richardw3470]

So Fairport has the same problem of autos doing a 'clunk' on the tracks. First time I saw it there. Terrible when it happens but it obviously can get terribler. What are those flashing red lights behind me, firewagons?

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

10:50 *I Hate Darwin Candidates!*

[@solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226]

And don’t let bugs bunny get in the corn

[@Dan_C604]

I see tracks, let’s make a turn INTO them, and then turn the lights off, it will be fun, they say……

[@bennetts-revenge_2]

You are going over tracks why would you just assume they're not there anymore so you turn on to them?

[@davezobeljr9025]

I just wanna know, what were these people that trun on trains and get stuck were thinking. I thought this was a place that i see this happen many times on this channel but maybe not. What were they thinking

[@arkie74]

those "ladies of the nite" ...(KCS Southern Belle units) sadly, are getting few and far between.

[@GP15Connoisseur]

What happened to KCS 4006’s horn?

[@nathanlee105]

Oh, don’t you just love living near fairport

[@nathanlee105]

I was over there the day after, and I heard the stories

[@ghostcityshelton9378]

At -- 10:19 -- Instead of the car just CROSSING the tracks.......the car...... (Check it out)

[@csxnspittsburghdivision8580]

I csx heritage unit today

[@jovetj]

Did that hurt? 🙂

[@csxnspittsburghdivision8580]

@@jovetj I got it on video

[@Jan-iu5hc]

Why would someone turn on the tracks turn thier lights off when the lights from the train is coming and red lights are going off except if it's a suicide attempt

[@norfolksouthernrailfan2006]

They better be lucky that intermodal was on the other track, otherwise that vehicle would've been going to the junk yard.

[@CRYSGAMINGOFFICIAL]

At 11:38 what loco pilot is doing

[@JCZ2601NL]

🇳🇱👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🍀

[@csxisaiahjonesproductions2290]

What Type Of Railroad On That Locomotive In 15:23 ?

[@Superuser009]

KCS Heritage unit.

[@parailfan]

Kudos to the motorist for providing lights from their car to shine on the heritage unit and trailing unit.

[@albertvieira6635]

I'm not sure what that person in the car was thinking That was crazy and dumb Thank God Help God God vehicle to safety

[@billdougan4022]

I understand that driver can misinterpret the road, but at least pave some ramps to be able to back the car off the ‘bear-trap’. It ain’t brain surgery, maybe the city and railroad need a lawsuit or counter suit of negligence entrapment, just asking for a friend.

[@kellymcdaid7776]

Please show what you advertiise

[@GamingRailfanner]

You obviously missed it then

[@Dannyedelman4231]

10:50 I don't think that technically counts as a Darwin candidate you have to do something intentional to make that happen that was just an accident

[@masterskrain2630]

Turning OFF the lights and STAYING IN THE CAR with a train approaching makes them candidates for a Darwin.

[@BradRains]

@@masterskrain2630 And not just a Darwin, but a Darwin Hall of Fame Candidate.

[@joepeach997]

@@masterskrain2630 Exactly, Running into the tracks is not Darwin, what you said is.

[@Dannyedelman4231]

@masterskrain2630 Maybe he/she was getting out of the vehicle, and they turned off by default I don't know the make or manufacturer to know if that happens

[@bssn9469]

Id-10-t's

[@DVNSOnNBCSN]

3rd

[@loganhane5270]

Second

[@dncarac]

Do the wokes know there are train engines displaying the American flag running around the country?

[@FrozenRose816]

Considering UP is removing the giant flags from their engines, chances are less and less of that. 🙄

[@kennethhanks6712]

@@FrozenRose816 Not totally removed: Smaller version moved to side of nose as often too much heat damage to artwork on side of engine cowling.

[@ChainsawNW1218]

ChainsawN&W1218, Darwin candidates take the cake,nice lash up in Roanoke, next time I film there maybe I can be on the cam!😄👍🛤🚂

[@lindsayhall7366]

Average day in ohio seeing a conducted row a train