WALL OF CRAZY RAIN! THIS GRAB BAG IS LOADED!

[@DarrellGraham-4440]

I love the sounds trains make in wet weather, the squealing brakes, the sound of wet steel on steel, beautiful synophney

[@Travis_22]

Beautiful what now

[@paigehastings3221]

Cool trainbow at the end!

[@b3j8]

Man there have been some great lightning catches these past couple Grab Bags! Thanks!

[@Bob-cv6ol]

Love the wall of rain...great catch!

[@TheMetGuy]

That is a LOT of rain for sure, love the action on all rail cams, lots of old locomotives, wildlife & more, keep these grab bags & new camera locations going, I really enjoy your videos

[@louislamonte334]

I love rain in the Midwest!! Beyond beautiful!!

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*Awesome Catches*

[@trainfan4014]

Amazing grabs

[@randydobson1863]

hello virtual railfan it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

[@Yormsane]

1:14 That's a nightmare scenario for first responders. I hope those guys weren't delayed too long.

[@ELOfanatic]

Our town had the same issue and ended up putting a town fire engine in a volunteer fire hall on one side of the tracks to avoid that kind of issues

[@Automcanic]

I'm sure they are use to it, tracks have been there for the last 150 years.

[@nathanjplatt]

They have 3 stations, one north of town, one in town, one west of town....easily can get one or both going if stuck in town

[@evarokosova4456]

Great train and song ❤️❤️❤️

[@alexthemtaandr211weatherfa2]

They had no choice but to wait but a paramedic motorcycle would be able to go to a regular and faster route and mitigate the risks of someone or someone from dying

[@feraxks]

@12:41 Truly an international locomotive set. Canada, U.S., and Mexico all represented.

[@menslady125eif2590]

Gol-LEE! I sure hope that ambulance and fire truck didn't have to wait long!

[@VasilicaStoica-vt7lu]

Salutări Dragi Prieteni👋👋😃

[@matthewwhittington-jk9ep]

So far its a good video.

[@wayneyadams]

11:00 We used to get rainstorms almost every day in the early afternoon just about the time school let out In the spring and early fall here in South Florida (near Miami). So, I am two blocks from home when a wall of rain starts up the street behind me. We did not have book bags back then, so I was carrying all my books under my arm when I heard the rain approaching. I began to run like crazy, but the rain was faster and caught me about a block from home, so I was drenched when I made it home. If I had known I was not going to make it, I would have just walked since I would not have gotten any wetter and I wouldn't be all out of breath. B the way the rain was the result of the warm moist air from the Everglades moving east where it collided with the cool air moving west off the ocean.

[@amandas3752]

Fantastic grab bag!

[@randallellison6421]

Very nice grab bag!

[@wayneyadams]

0:38 Wow two trains made it through La Grange without incident, that's a rarity. I guess the crazy drivers must already be home enjoying "Miller time." LOL 😆😅🤣😂

[@MarvUSA]

Love the videos.

[@electladynanci]

Shucks! That wasnt rain, that was HAIL!

[@gregorybolton]

That's what we out here in California call, An atmospheric river.

[@aidantherailfan2175]

17:53 the conrail boxcar stole CSX’s *boxcar door* and The Csx boxcar stole Conrails *Boxcar door* LOL

[@gp3829]

Another good Grab Bag of fallen flag catches. Nice to see LTEX at Deshler, keeping GP15s alive. Also BNSF SD70MAC 9796 wearing Executive livery at Chattanooga.

[@Ethan_the_Railfan]

Don’t say that . LTEX has NOTHING TO DO WITH TRAINS AND THEY ARE DOING NOTHING BUT STEAL OUR LOCOMOTIVES FROM US

[@randallellison6421]

That's BNSF 9796's as delivered scheme, only thing that's changed is that it's lost its BN herald on the nose and rear end. BNSF carried over the executive and Superfleet schemes respectively on their locomotives during the first couple of years of existence until their first official scheme (what became the Heritage 1 scheme) was revealed.

[@Cookayisverybaked]

My fav vid so far

[@loveliberals-pb9yq]

SOO LINE nice I have a marble crossing sign from Engadine MI a worker gave me.

[@LiLwill-mh6zq]

18:48 that’s me thank virtual railfan

[@NexusGaming2026]

Me too it was beautiful up there i was holding the sign but he made the sign =)

[@philbob99]

86 ft boxcars are "High Cubes" ( or Hi-Cubes) used for auto parts and appliances.

[@nigelterry9299]

That was SERIOUS rain at Elkhart, IN!

[@nigelterry9299]

Rain with lumps in to boot!!

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

We should force the CPKC see railroad to make their paint scheme into the Unstoppable AWVR livery

[@SimonsEMDProductions]

Which paint? The red or the blue?

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

@@SimonsEMDProductions the red yellow and black 767 paint scheme

[@Georgia_BNSF_Enjoyer]

Good idea

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

@@Georgia_BNSF_Enjoyer looks similar though they might as well just do it

[@iGotALILbitOSWAG]

Yes, especially 767's red, yellow and black

[@gusjones9388]

You missed stopping for the two cars in front of the caboose in Tuscon. Corinth & Young? And some Hydra cushion?

[@jaredcook-cn9ku]

likev ur vids vr im from folkston

[@andrew-tp1qf]

I hope VRF gets a cam at East Broad Top PA

[@wyldemusick]

Hopefully you’ll catch a full on Tucson monsoon while @Bovine Mngr is on the controls.

[@jacksonherr911]

11:13 Absolute Downpour Rain in Elkhart, IN Virtual Railfan Cam

[@SarahRenz59]

We could use a wall of rain here in NE Illinois. The fronts keep drying out before they reach us. We were supposed to get rain this afternoon, and not a drop. ☹

[@John-cg8hb]

Got some in the Lagrange area just now.

[@AdamPrather-m8t]

looks like elkhart had hailstones too

[@JCZ2601NL]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯🍀

[@kenr5764]

Do we really need that much waving from people in every grab bag?! Lol

[@raytaylor6412]

Do these people also wave to the cameras at Walmart and Home Depot as well

[@johnstafford4304]

They are railfans, and yes they deserve it when they recognize us. Some have gotten away from virtual and gone to the sites,

[@matthewsiglow5815]

I always enjoy watching the Grab Bags, however, a couple items of interest were overlooked. Starting at 17:16, one of the CSX 86' boxcars has an "NYC" (New York Central) reporting mark. The Conrail 86' a few cars back, has the same "NYC" marking. Just something that I thought people may find interesting.

[@Cpr1234]

Clips I saw live: 9:12 - Amtrak and BNSF meet, a nice sight. 15:53 - Brilliant lash up. BNSF, Canadian Pacific, Canadian National, Ferromex!

[@TheClockwise770]

Awesome video, to this day I have never seen a train on the other tracks at Deshler. Do they still use this line?

[@kennethhanks6712]

Both lines are busy mains. At 1:50 the ex-B&O Chicago-Pittsburgh line with a westbound and at 16:15 the ex-B&O Cincy to Toledo line with a North bound train taking the connection to go east toward Pittsburgh.

[@jamesghiorzoe107]

At 03:58 old Southern Pacific caboose!

[@danacampbell-vu2ut]

Just wondering if the locos have high and low beams? 🤔😃

[@b3j8]

Yep.

[@CNW_Railfan]

When approaching another train, they dim their headlights to keep from blinding the other engineer.

[@danacampbell-vu2ut]

Than you both. 👍😃

[@b3j8]

@@danacampbell-vu2ut Glad to help.

[@randallellison6421]

Also in the case of locals, both locomotives can have their headlights on, but the designated rear unit will usually have their lights dimmed so they can make reverse moves while still having at least some visibility for motorists at crossing, as well as crews should these moves come in low light situations. This way, the crew doesn't have to constantly go to the rear unit to turn the lights on or off, thus saving time and being safer for the crews too.

[@SimonsEMDProductions]

@3:24 CSX stole the track away

[@rickchapman9232]

I’m not sure but that’s the first time that I’ve seen a set of stairs on a water tower.

[@TheFlyingmowerBusRailfan]

12:03 rain with hail

[@Madman12.]

The midwest was slammed with rain Saturday

[@101egals]

Going to say that was a possible tornado that came through Elkhart

[@John-cg8hb]

Is that caboose in somebody's yard at 2:10?

[@parailfan]

To answer your question, yes it is. It's a Milwaukee Road caboose to be exact. If you go to Google Maps and look up the location where the park is, it's right there across the street from the park.

[@AnneBoorman]

I wonder it there has ever been serious casualties or worse caused through emergency vehicles being held up by freight trains like at 1.15

[@nathanjplatt]

They have multiple departments that can get going if the in town department is stuck

[@georgezhang1543]

UMXU ex CSXU at 3:22

[@Ethan_the_Railfan]

10:29 why he got his headlights on 'dim'? If there’s rain, he should turn them to 'bright' and turn the ditch lights on

[@randallellison6421]

They have to dim the lights in situations where meets occur, if the trains are parked, or "tied down" as the crews call it, or in the case of locals, BOTH units will have their headlights on with the designated rear unit having its headlight on dim in case they have to make reverse moves to pickup cars from a business.

[@BCoFD510]

This happened near Biglerville pa

[@daveintucson8541]

@3:25 can someone explain what's special about this CSX intermodal container?

[@joepeach997]

We don't see many of those ribbed CSX vans on our cameras.

[@daveintucson8541]

@@joepeach997 Huh, okay. I don't know about the ribbed variety, but it's not unusual to see CSX-branded containers even out here in AZ, far away from their home territory.

[@glenngrinter6818]

💦🚂💦🚂💦🚂💦🚂💦🚂

[@jacobvoracek2349]

Ex SP at 1:31. Ex Santa Fe at 6:18.

[@MichaelMitchRailfan2009]

Too bad that BNSF leading #4 didn’t make the grab bag

[@Roy-l7v]

the more i see these cargo containers broken into, it has to be an inside job at the shippers. and at the rail yards, each container has its cargo manafest, hazmat clearance, and other documents, from the time it leaves its mfg's place till it leaves the ship, then the into the rail yard's, loaded then shipped and broken into. any one of these can be the culprit. It could only be an inside job.

[@richardreid6377]

I've seen plenty that say the ding a lings don't have a clue. Containers open with no hint of the load being disturbed - and half the time in such big boxes they Couldn't move em if they tried. While extremely dark; the one at 10:00 looks to me like another of that sort.

[@Roy-l7v]

@@richardreid6377 Hi Richard, i driven for over 11 yrs. hauled containers from the ports to the rail yards, and back. picked up and delivered and picked up loads and never have i had one just opened. this is a surprize to me that they do on their own. Is this because they didn't secure the doors properly from the git go?

[@warrenlindner7830]

Do yall have to stop action everything?!? You know we all have mouses that can do that if we want to. Totally interupts the continuity of the shots.

[@pauldavis2013]

Plan and simple if it bothers you that bad DON'T WATCH IT

[@mikeyoungblood1706]

Like a cow peeing on a flat rock.......

[@carmellahartzke6060]

2 bonnets maybe more

[@ChainsawNW1218]

Big wall of rain, Case or Mahindra tractors 🚜 at Altoona maybe, lots of trains highballing and romping the rails more than a mile a minute!🛤🚂👍

[@Barefoot_Railfanning]

HONK HONK!

[@RailRider9571]

G R A B B A G. T I M E

[@jaredcook-cn9ku]

lool