TRAIN SEPARATES IN FOLKSTON! 15,000+ FOOT TRAIN, 2 DARWINS, FALLEN FLAGS, ELK JUMP & MORE 6/5&6/23

[@rherman9085]

That young man, the ferroequinologist, AWESOME!!!!

[@TheMetGuy]

That 15,000 foot stack train was a monster, it had 6 locomotives total, 2 up front, 2 mid & 2 rear DPUs

[@glenbrown3011]

We know, we saw the footage.

[@trainfan4014]

Love the grab bag today. Keep up the good works

[@parailfan]

9:27 The Amtrak Station at Tucson does birthday parties as well? Nice!!

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

Have been for the last four months! Rome is quite the celebrity

[@ecast1500]

it's ok mayor pete is returning from his vacation, stay calm

[@geepnut2459]

Excellent assortment of EMDs in this grab bag 🤩 thanks VR

[@VirtualRailfan]

It really is!

[@colorado1088]

There was a B axle Dash 8 which is nice

[@walterpalmgren6873]

@@VirtualRailfan Does anyone know someone that is knowledgeable about appraisal of railroad antiques? My coworker has some antique lanterns that he has collected and would like more information about them.

[@VirtualRailfan]

@@walterpalmgren6873 Honestly, I would look for some groups on Facebook that specialize in that area, some of them can really be worth quite a bit. I do have one friend that I would suggest, email us and we can swap info.

[@walterpalmgren6873]

@@VirtualRailfan Thank you. I will email you from the website from now.

[@lynsmith]

Enjoyed The Grab Bag Moon Rise and The Folkston HookUp Wow !

[@gp3829]

What a pair of Darwin's! It doesn't occur to either them that they could so easily trip and fall onto the Rails right in front of the Loco. I'm quite sure the Crews are aware of this and yet they have to tolerate it as well as a undergoing a momentary 'heart in their mouths' situation. However, another great Grab-Bag, thank you.

[@williamjacobs236]

Another great Grab Bag video VRF .

[@MikeG42]

Excellent grab bag 😊👍

[@amandas3752]

Excellent video can’t wait for the next one!

[@randydobson1863]

hello virtual railfan its is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

[@robertschmidt6383]

That was one long train. 😮 love container trains.

[@SarahRenz59]

2:25 Great t-shirt. 2:53 Kudos to the spotter who got those trucks across the tracks without trashing the gates/signals. 6:26 Cool vintage vehicles. Where is that parking lot in relation to the VR cam? 11:30 It took the conductor over an hour to walk back to the separated railcars in Folkston. I wonder how long it took to stop the lead train?

[@shanemontanez6281]

Not very long. Radio to him I’d imagine

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*Nice Catches 😊❤😊*

[@franciscampagna2711]

Thank you. Great variety.

[@dncarac]

1. First time I remember a train number from before (4004) 2. I always see Jackie Gleason in a rising moon.

[@MrBnsftrain]

0:16 UP MOW well cars. 0:38 Amtrak 160 "Pepsi" on the sunset limited 1:34 UP new livery, BNSF warbonnet, and CP red (that got new paint in 2019/20) 1:42 you can clearly see both BN and BNSF numbers on BN 6704 2:04 that green Malcolm Steel genset 2:15 three Ferromex units trailing 2:53 giant truck loads that wouldn't fit under the crossing gantry. I've come across a truck that stopped before its oversize trailer hit a train bridge. 5:42 NS high-hood geep 6:08 Google Street view car running on the rails of La Grange. The imagery is partially live and the last time it went this way was 2018. Did you know that three blocks east of this camera location is a train museum with a British steam engine called the Flying Duchess? 6:24 quite a few classic cars at Revelstoke. Usually the most I'll see driving around on a day there isn't a car show 6:59 GECX 2029. Eight years later, and most still haven't found a home 7:07 another blue GEVO, this one is NS 8098 7:27 UP 1988 leading through Roanoke 7:58 the same BNSF 25th anniversary and KCS lash-up on big 10 curve from a few grab bags ago. 8:42 this guy was cutting it close! Don't see much of the Russelville camera on Grab Bag 8:57 and another in Elkhart. No horn this time. 9:26 not even Virtual Railfan can escape Baby Shark! 10:10 Ski Train car on the Texas Eagle 10:20 what a BNSF lash-up! 2264 is a GP38-2 originally built for the Frisco, 1755 is a Santa Fe yellowbonnet SD40-2, 2042 is a GP38-3 originally built for the Penn Central and was owned by GMTX prior to arriving on BNSF hence its Smurf livery, and 537 is an ex-Santa Fe B40-8W in H2 but missing its black lines 11:10 lots of small dumpsters stacked on each other, which the last one decides to split from the Great of the train. It takes an hour until the crew puts the train back together. 12:43 fast freight trains in La Plata 13:08 some old freight car liveries 13:54 Another fast train through La Plata. It must be going about 80 mph 14:34 Nucor Steel genset (or some other low emissions unit) 14:46 14-car BNSF OCS with a GEVO at each end 16:24 Nice to see such a long train on UP in Chehalis. I've seen plenty of BNSF trains that long in Kansas City 17:48 two SD40-2s sandwiching a slug 18:05 two warbonnets at the front

[@Uintedairlines]

Yea never cross when a train is coming

[@matthewrinehart9514]

Driver stopping on the tracks and getting out to make adjustments is insane

[@colorado1088]

They had like 3 spotters and they all were oblivious to the danger of stopping on the tracks...unless they were in communication with BNSF dispatcher or one of the spotters was a trainman.

[@ivoneboettgerbatschauer2242]

Wow😮 Thanks VRF👍

[@electladynanci]

That really long train reminds me of Bob Dylan's "Long Train Coming."

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Awesome Video ☘️🌴🇮🇳🌴☘️

[@jamiesuejeffery]

That two trucks with oversize loads, I know they had to pull permits and I am sure that they worked with the railroad to stop train traffic when they got near and then restart it once they were clear.

[@ChainsawNW1218]

NS high hood EMD GP38-2, Darwins,elk and BNSF, great meet!🛤🚂

[@parailfan]

2:52 Its a good thing no trains were approaching when that oversize load stopped on the crossing. Unless if they got in contact with both NS and CSX before getting the okay to cross. What exactly were those loads that the two trucks were hauling anyway?

[@chadlampson]

Nice catch on sweet old cars

[@MarlonPaul-sj9bh]

Hi

[@MarlonPaul-sj9bh]

How are you doing?

[@chadlampson]

Had to comment on the old cars.... as soon as I have time and a free garage stall gonna take on my dad's old project... needs alot of body work but a 1957 Pontiac SuperCheif....

[@fostrailphotos]

❤❤ nice. Vid

[@nswahoo]

First love these grab bags.

[@newmexicorailfanner1989]

That UP train at chehalis one uped me. I saw a stack train that had 249 at Deming, NM

[@TSJoe]

VRF did you mean 6/5&6/23?

[@joepeach997]

LOL, sure did, Oh Well! Changed it on the YT page.

[@trainlandia697]

Thanks for putting me in this grab bag! BTW, can you make Virtual Railfan hat pins?

[@SuperiorWhiteKing]

Ch owe can ne gore Ch owe can ne gore choo choo

[@Signal1072]

10:17 now that’s a lash up right there boy

[@NSSignalGuy]

Man my dad would literally go crazy if he saw that blue bonnet

[@NSSignalGuy]

And that B40-8 with the Smurf paint

[@00Zy99]

@@NSSignalGuy Just where DID that smurf-job come from? The shade is too bright to be MRL.

[@John-cg8hb]

That train may have originated in Hodgkin's IL. There is almost always similar power there.

[@juliegogo2941]

To funny!

[@CRPULSE300]

Had a train separate while i was watching trackside at folkston. It was empty autoracks so it made plenty of noise

[@Dan_C604]

The complete disregard for their own lives and safety, the conductors and everyone else from those Darwins is outstanding.

[@armandisip2287]

8:20 Why did the deer cross the tracks? To see the other side of the trains go by!

[@TheQuebecRailfan]

10:40 NO WAY, A BNSF ODDBALLS

[@PatrickESpecht]

Color Scheme on 2042 looks like The Rock or some old EMD test locomotives. The Escanaba and Lake Superior shortline has a couple in the same livery

[@ashleylitebrite6971]

LOve the elk jump. Totally unexpected!

[@TinkerTailor4303]

Are they supposed to be doing that?? (I mean, jumping the fence and crossing the tracks.)

[@johnstafford4304]

It was nice that they waited until train passed, some were anxious as train was going by

[@colorado1088]

They must not mind barbed wire scratches on their hind shins.

[@RidgeDogRoxx]

The BNSF “racetrack” between Chicago and Aurora would be a great spot for a cam or two…

[@peterp1158]

Is there one person who scans all the VR sites for interesting videos, or does each site send you daily contributions?

[@lowellvillerailfanproductions]

Train spilts in half. When they enter the yard "WHERE THE REST OF TRAIN?!" meanly Amtrak auto train "Well i dont about you but i think we go on break for a while"

[@marykvlogs]

3:01, I think I saw that truck the other day going through Harrisburg, Illinois down Il-45/Commercial Street. There were two trucks carrying the same thing each. They had maybe 3-5 pilot cars per truck, and had to swerve to avoid the overhead traffic lights.

[@MarlonPaul-sj9bh]

How are you doing?

[@MarlonPaul-sj9bh]

Hi

[@globalmasstar4670]

06:05~06:24 Google Street Wiew

[@SilverThunder710]

Could you do a compilation of the best Darwin moments?

[@tiladx]

2:51 - You probably should have done that BEFORE blocking the tracks. Guy's lucky nothing was coming.

[@NSSignalGuy]

I think folkston has a yard hump in the main line. This is the third video I’ve seen of this type of thing happening in folkston

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

Just wondering what those UP cars were for at the opening. Seen them heading west as well on a manifest.

[@richardreid6377]

Railroad tie carriers I think.

[@jadencoombs1696]

I was there, in person when the train separated

[@SkittleGirlTokyo]

Do trains always fly through MO ??

[@tonydavey3741]

Is there a model railroad club in Fort Madison as it looks a nice place to visit, im from the England UK and like to combine the real and the models thank you Tony

[@loveUSA-h3g]

❤❤

[@MarlonPaul-sj9bh]

Hi

[@MarlonPaul-sj9bh]

How are you doing?

[@loveUSA-h3g]

@@MarlonPaul-sj9bh frend 😘

[@davezobeljr9025]

What are the odds the train breaks off at the exact point of where the camera was at

[@PennCentral-jn2ow]

Can anyone tell me of all the live cams were down earlier today? I couldn't get any of them on my laptop

[@geac9100]

That's an awful lot of transformer looking devices on heavy duty flats, what are these? Anyone?

[@MRRAILFANVON]

Dang what happens to bnsf 537

[@gragor11]

What happened to the good old days when they hung graffiti artists between the cars from the brake wheels?

[@TinkerTailor4303]

Ouch...

[@SD70AH-9O34]

16:25 I've Seen That Train In Idaho.

[@mackdoyle8673]

9:02 I really hate it when people do that😡😡😡

[@csrrjefflloyd6496]

Maybe someone that’s more camera savvy than me knows. It seems every time it rains, the microphone’s get muffled. Is there not enough protection for the mics?

[@tannermutah]

If that was an Apple Maps car in La Grange, KY it was most likely autonomous, meaning no driver.

[@pgronemeier]

Was that a BNSF business train going through Fladstaff? I didn't see it go through here in Albuquerque?

[@kennethhanks6712]

At 14:50 that was a BNSF OCS (Office Car Special) and it looked to have the bulk of their passenger car fleet!

[@pgronemeier]

@@kennethhanks6712 Thanks. 👍

[@00Zy99]

Does anybody know how many TEU was in that last 15,000 foot train?

[@ronwatkins5775]

You think there could be some way to make sure the Engineer in the front knows that part of the train came loose.

[@ocram153]

Yes there is. That's why they stopped and hooked it up again

[@johnstafford4304]

that is what PTC (Positive Train Control) does, trains separate, PTC shuts down into emergency stop

[@bobsmith9947]

​@@johnstafford4304 yeah, no. Ptc has nothing to do with that.

[@johnstafford4304]

@@bobsmith9947 yes sir it does, air lines snap apart, PTC will put the train into emergency

[@kennethhanks6712]

@john stafford As soon as your air lines part the loss of air pressure in the train line will immediately automatically place any and all separated parts of the train into emergency. Any cycling of a stop signal to the brake system thru the PTC would lag behind what the brake system has already performed and could do no more except be a redundant back up but might aid in determining WHY train went onto emergency.

[@redbone1015]

Virtual Railfan i have a ? why can you input railroad freq into audio into the video ??

[@joeylawn36111]

9:27 Anyone know what that huge building under construction will be?

[@TinkerTailor4303]

A really huge building. (Sorry, it's late.)

[@joeylawn36111]

@@TinkerTailor4303 🤣

[@bobbrienza1760]

You show a 15,000 ft train and cut it in half with 2 ads? Fire the editor!

[@RailRider9571]

Trains

[@jonahcotten5328]

hi

[@TinkerTailor4303]

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[@JCZ2601NL]

🇳🇱💯👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🍀

[@YourLocal_PondDuck]

11:16 when your Girlfriend breaks up with you. I also I'm curious if theres gonna be a furry that we are gonna make fun of lol.

[@MarlonPaul-sj9bh]

Hi

[@MarlonPaul-sj9bh]

How are you doing?

[@RECoyote]

The 4x doesn't work

[@philbob99]

Fools running across tracks ( darwins) in front of trains begin 08:45...

[@melissametivier4]

9:58 what are we looking at here?

[@kennethhanks6712]

The oversize/heavy weight loads on the heavy duty flat cars.

[@melissametivier4]

and again at 15:30 -ish, the same type of thing? Are they engines?

[@NSSignalGuy]

They are electrical transformers for power line junctions and other things

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

This is just ok, your people that control cameras in Ft. Worth need to pay more attention and learn how to operate the camera. One was watching the rain on the roof while you could hear a train going by and never moved the camera. Are you weathermen or train watchers! Other similar things has happened one time you could hear a train going by, again never moved the camera??? yes I have UNSUBSCRIBED!!!

[@tomharrington1393]

Good for you

[@TinkerTailor4303]

Oh no, whatever will we do without you?! (Seriously, tho, I feel kind of sorry for people who are so miserably unhappy.)

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

@@TinkerTailor4303Don't feel sorry for me, I'm not unhappy. I just don't like slackers. If you can't do your job to your best ability do something else! It's just that easy! I hope the guys in charge of Virtual Railfan read this.

[@gailyncookMilwRR]

@@tomharrington1393 Thank's this has been going on way too long. I don't like Slackers on the job!

[@colorado1088]

I feel the same way about people waving getting air time and the lame synthetic loco horn in beginning and end of videos Gailyn.