WE HOPE THIS CONVINCES ALL TO KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE AWAY FROM A TRAIN! PLEASE STAY SAFE! 9/1&2/2022

Another jam-packed Two-Day Grab Bag. Please, Please stay safe for you, your family and loved ones!
Music: “The Day Is Close” by The 126ers

[@HeartlandTuber]

The birthday boy with family made my eyes mist over with memories of my father, who counted cars with me when L&N freight trains held us up, and for that reason he taught me L&N meant Long & Nasty.

[@glenwitteman2585]

To the little guy with the VR sign. Happy Birthday from Oklahoma!

[@Debbiestrainsandtoys]

Happy Birthday 🎂 Little boy at Ashland from New Zealand

[@flamingohurricane7602]

To the adorable Birthday Boy amd family-Happy Birthday wishes from TEXAS 🎉

[@MikeG42]

Plenty of great railroad action. Thanks VR ! 🍺☺️

[@Mcdaffodilhill]

Know the “crew” is on the Whistle Stop Tour”, but we are able to enjoy some great train views, business as usual. Took grandsons to the rail yard today to watch the trains being constructed, at early am the mosquitoes were on hand, but coffee and donuts helped. The screeching sound of the cars rolling down the rails most enjoyable, the little grandson needed ear plugs, the rest of us enjoyed it. Home by 7 am to treat our insect bites, and enjoy Pop’s special pancakes.

[@TinkerTailor4303]

Sounds like a delightful way to start the day!😉

[@TonyVRailfanning]

It always amazes me the different loads we see on various trains at the locations VR has.

[@seanlonedriver]

So cool to see two trains in this video that departed from my facility that I was involved in "building" the train (put together the cars and locomotives). Time to time I try to remember the lead locomotive and look for intermodal trains to see if it was ours. 😋

[@FishplateFilms]

Very cool Sean!

[@Yormsane]

9:00 Also beware of loose ropes, straps, and tarps, which can wreak all kinds of havoc as they pass by. Better viewed from a safe distance, than getting entangled close-up.

[@olivei2484]

A chunk of snow/ice nailed LaP cam a few years ago. 70 mph off an IM. There is a railroad safety vid from mid 1970s on the dangers working in the rail yard, emphisize exactly what you are saying.

[@retrozmachine1189]

Too right. The mainline ran behind my house as a kid. These days most freight is containerised, and the railway has been bent around the town to boot, but back then it was a lot more tie down tarps and roped loads etc. It wasn't all that rare to see a train trundling past with something flapping away. I still cringe when I see rail-fans on youtube standing only feet away from the tracks. A belt whipping past at 100km/h will literally rip your head off.

[@Clavichordist]

I saw strapping hanging loose off of a center beam flatcar rip the weeds and churn up the ballast. This strap whipping around was like a gigantic weed whacker doing its job. When the train got to an industrial park, the strapping took mirrors and hood ornaments off of some cars that were parked illegally along the entrance road. The owners of those cars were in for a shock when they returned home from work on the commuter train. They used to park on the road because they were too cheap to pay the $1.25 a day to park in the secure lot. Oops! After seeing that, I always stand back pretty far from the tracks when I see a train coming along as much as I'd love to stand closer to see the action.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

@@Clavichordist It begs the question why passenger train stations have platforms that allow people to walk so close up even when there are no passenger trains nearby. I can only imagine a platform full of passengers, and suddenly a freight train with a dangling piece of something taking out dozens of people at once.

[@Clavichordist]

@@TheEDFLegacy I've wondered about that myself.

[@juliegogo2941]

Lots of nice clips. All clips of Hesperia are wonderful. Lots of excursion trains being pulled by freight train engines. Striking mountaineer all lit up. Nice blue heron in Iowa with the basking turtles to a diving turtle. CSX has a nice switcher engine out that I could not read. Also CSX has impressive tankers. Colorado Pacific with its flashy neon blue. NP has lots of power pulls plus a weight thingy. K & O has a big showing in its home state. Lots of wonderful construction sci-fi gear out amphibians too. Father sky rules with a double rainbow plus, lastly. Thanks

[@ivertranes2516]

The running commentary is nice, but adding timestamps would make it useful too.

[@juliegogo2941]

@@ivertranes2516 I am a newbe... I could yes indeed do that. Thanks

[@ivertranes2516]

You're welcome. Welcome to the community, hope you are enjoying it as much as the rest of us.

[@kmagnussen1052]

FYI: for rail fans that want to show a sign on camera: think big and then make it bigger with big lettering. Also white background has too much contrast. Use yellow or cyan. The two worse colors are red and blue next to each other. This has been a PSA.

[@TheMetGuy]

This is the best grab bag ever VRF and always stay a distance away from the trains

[@MrBnsftrain]

0:14 Milwuakee Road private car 1:10 10-car BNSF OCS hauled by one locomotive (seen again at 6:00 and 11:30) 1:50 another BNSF OCS, this one only 9 cars long 2:33 NS Dash 9 with FRA inspection cars 3:03 Amtrak Superliner train racing an oil train with all NS power 3:53 nine locomotives and quite a few older hoppers 6:25 a B40-8W sold to a different operator 7:52 two executive MACs trailing on an intermodal 8:14 UP with small nose logo and Ferromex doubleheading 12:00 Loram grinding on Cajon Pass at night 13:00 UP 7600 and NS 7601 13:28 WOW! A Metro North P32AC-DM on a CSX freight in Ohio (seen again at 16:52) 14:00 a locomotive tacked onto the rear of a Heart Of Georgia train 14:17 BNSF H1 deading solo through New York with an H2 as mid-train DPU 15:03 quite a lot of John Deere tractors 16:30 that entire train is just gondolas! 17:20 SD75M, GP60M, two more SD75Ms, and an H2 dash 9 20:36 CSX YN3 ET44AH, CSX YN2 AC44CW, ex-G&W SD40T-2 sold to LTEX, MARC MP36, and PAKX SW1200 (seen again at 27:05) 21:40 WAMX SD40-2 in the middle of a mixed freight, most likely not providing any power 22:26 Colorado Pacifc and ex-UP geeps on a K&O train 23:00 CSX safety training cars 24:34 Rocky Mountaineer at sunset 25:24 KCS doubleheader in Parkville 26:06 lots of old covered hoppers 29:28 a long ballast train 32:20 BNSF, uP, and NS power on one train 33:00 BNSF GEVO towing the Southwest Chief with Amtrak 160 "Pepsi" 33:08 CP, UP, KCS, and CSX power on this train. The last two are mid-train and tail DPUs

[@daniellekoss728]

I SEEN THIS TRAIN 33:08

[@daniellekoss728]

But the engines where in a different order

[@Fyrfotog2]

Happy birthday from Arizona!

[@jesstill7833]

Yes I have seen things fly off trains ,!I also have seen hot bits of metal come of Trains and started Fires ,you have to be careful when standing close to Trains but I love trains just keep in mind things do happen Cheers 👍👍😀😀

[@AnotherDay-dp4uf]

So cool the neat things you can catch on the trains passing by

[@davidmeek3104]

It was a great vrf including the birthday boy happy birthday

[@glennjohnston2267]

One of the better grab bags in awhile. 👍👍

[@Shuttletrain]

Thoughtful Amtrak engineer in Ashland.

[@kdwaynec]

Seeing someone relaxing on the back of the car @0:17 would have been some sweet icing on this cake.

[@bethdudley8563]

Happy Birthday!🎁🎂🎈

[@icecold1950]

Thanks for putting the time stamp in the video @ 8:51. I was looking for a person getting too close.

[@parailfan]

9:02 RIP road barrier.

[@csrrjefflloyd6496]

There’s no doubt in my mind that humans are to blame for accidents at crossings! The incidents at Flagstaff are proof positive!

[@railfan_mike.t]

What happened at Flagstaff? (I haven't been watching VRF as frequently as I used to)

[@csrrjefflloyd6496]

@@railfan_mike.t watch the latest Grab Bag.

[@TinkerTailor4303]

All I saw was the guy with the backpack that started to cross -- was there something else?

[@csrrjefflloyd6496]

@@TinkerTailor4303 A car started to cross and then did a u-turn.

[@Youll_Love_It_At_Levitz]

Who or what else did you think was causing accidents at crossing?

[@thomasboese3793]

23:00 ~ Took me a bit to see the CSXT re-paint on the Responder Incident Training cars was not my eyes or the camera. I hope CSXT got a deep discount. Great idea for weathering cars...

[@Gordanovich02]

Was that a deliberate move at Ashland to stop short of the foot crossing? In case someone crossed behind the other train?

[@brett4068]

Nice variety of rolling stock👍

[@markrobinson3830]

The perfect grab bag in time for my birthday (9/3)

[@parailfan]

Happy birthday 🎉.

[@thomasboese3793]

Enjoy life!

[@Debbiestrainsandtoys]

Happy Birthday 🎂

[@charlottecunningham2141]

Happy birthday 🎂

[@ronfogarty3888]

I'm the 15th that's pretty cool keep it up

[@billmorris2613]

Good morning to all from SE Louisiana 3 Sep 22.

[@davrober48]

Good one as usual. Jeepers get your head out of your Cell phone , look where your going.

[@kdwaynec]

Hopefully, one of those shiny new tractors @15:08 makes it's way to Hooterville

[@ruthiesea]

I find it amazing that there has be laws and signs telling drivers to not stop their cars on the RR tracks.

[@Newberntrains]

Ive had a canon rebel whacked by a strap also about once or twice a year theres a broken window on the depot that a train kicked up something

[@lenscap8925]

"Bob" is looking for his barricade...lol

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

Awesome!!! 🍂🌲🇮🇳🌲🍂

[@kyleparker733]

At 3:56: 9 engines to pull that one thru the mountains, I presume. Awesome clips, new sub!

[@beeble2003]

No, almost certain to be a power move. Five or six of those locomotives will be switched off or just idling, and only on the train because they're being moved to where they'll be needed next. If they did need nine locomotives to shift the load, they'd be split up -- probably three on the front, three in the middle and three at the back, all remote-controlled from the lead unit. Putting all nine on the front would just break the knuckle of the first coupling as soon as you tried to put 40,000hp through it.

[@davidurban6813]

What were those passengers rains pulled by BNSF power? Office or executive trains?

[@trishoconnor2169]

Regarding the title clip: I think realistically, you can't avoid every possible fluke related to debris being flung aside by a train. It looked like if the train had been on the track right next to the platform at a station, that piece would have landed well onto the platform where passengers and the people seeing them off or picking them up routinely stand. If someone were hit by a piece of debris there, I think you have consider that a freak accident, not the person failing to "be safe."

[@prarieborn6458]

where id that picket fence come from? was it part of the platform, or was it on the tracks? just wondering..couldn’t make out the details on camera. . this is a cool channel., seeing all kinds of trains and engines..love those engines. My respect for them, their power and unstoppable-ness impresses me. I guess its from the days when my cars would break down in traffic and become un- moveable objects. No forward motion and lots of trouble. But those trains just keep motoring on.

[@trishoconnor2169]

@@prarieborn6458 Although at 8:52, the video highlights the train dragging the piece, it doesn't show how it came to be picked up by the train, so that must have happened off camera. It looks like something called a "type 3 traffic barrier." (If you google that phrase, you'll see images of such barriers. They're designed to be very portable.) My best guess is that the train had passed a crossing that was temporarily closed to car traffic, and one of the barriers that had been set out to block off the road had somehow fallen onto the track (perhaps after being placed too close to the rails).

[@gord2358]

I always like to keep at least one vehicle length back in case I get bumped from behind.

[@pietersleght6905]

Great job.....i have a question...........do trains get washed? if so, how?

[@I-NINE93THREE-I]

The rain.

[@williamjackson5767]

There is a car wash for trains

[@thomasboese3793]

@@williamjackson5767 Reserved for Passenger equipment... Freight equipment gets a spot cleaning/repaint as needed for repairs.

[@whispofwords2590]

Do you mean trains as in the card or the locomotives? Im not to familiar with modern stuff, but Im pretty sure locos are semi-regularly cleaned by hand or through what basically amounts to a giant carwash. Same with passenger cars. Freight cars on the other hand to get washed to often, and arent really that well cared for to begin with.

[@barbaraurban9824]

There is a "car wash" in railyard outside Chicago Station. I have seen windows being washed in Denver.

[@leroyliston7773]

I wonder how that road barrier got caught between cars.

[@jimmyhook4852]

0:18 Say.... ain't that the same private car that was once part of Frisco 1522's support train when the 1522 operated from 1988 to 2002? :D

[@robertkelly8106]

Does anyone know where the empty Rocky Mountaineer in Revelstoke was going and why?

[@Andresplaz8804]

I like how the engine said Hi everyone at 8:11

[@chesapeakedproductions3009]

Man, the BNSF OCS at 1:49 was really booking it

[@ChuyQTheTexasRailfan]

17:37 I have seen those before can someone tell me what they are?

[@tonil.476]

Wonderful video!

[@tom7601]

Keep your distance: Starts @ 8:51

[@Texczechpolka]

3:50 thanks to another YT channel I recognized that consist traveling through CA, too bad it was sped up as the 7th engine back is the famous "Yellow Swoosh", you can see it if you pause the video

[@churt6754]

At 14:10 that's the first time I've EVER seen a DPU on a HOG train! For those watching who have yet to check out the Cordele camera, HOG is short for Heart of Georgia, a Genesee and Wyoming shortline that runs through the area.

[@beeble2003]

Is it a DPU? Short lines often have a locomotive idling on the back of the train to switch facing-point spurs without needing to run around. It's only a DPU if it's remote-control and providing power to the train. The equipment for doing that is expensive and a railroad wouldn't buy it if they were going to use it so rarely that you'd be posting excited comments at seeing it for the first time. 😊

[@ausblue1]

must be real stressful for many Train Drivers

[@TinkerTailor4303]

Hesperia is really a cool location!

[@sassycat]

Need the sound back though.

[@jameskubajak9628]

I just noticed that the only coverage the CZ ever gets is at Galesburg! The Chief, on the other hand, is seen not only at Galesburg, but also Fort Madison, La Plata, Kansas City, Flagstaff, Barstow and Cajon Pass. (Sorry, don't remember the exact camera location.) That's more coverage that any other Amtrak train! And the CZ is supposed to be the most popular! Is this VR trip planning to change that?

[@normw1895]

Not sure if answered before but why no audio at Hesperia?

[@normsweet1710]

Sure does look rather sparse at Deshler Oh where the old depot was. Nice job of raking the grounds smooth too

[@GodzillaQueen101]

4:06 Golden Swoosh spotted, third to last in that consist!

[@ivertranes2516]

8:08 I normally gripe about tagging, but that's cute. 9:29 Really like Ferromax's new paint scheme. 24:28 Rocky Mountaineer looking like a well detailed lit model train. "Dude, you should add some people for a more realistic look!" 30:19 What hobby shop do they get that 1:1 scale snap track at?🤣

[@johnlynch5221]

I always understood to stay back a minimum of 20 feet. You can get nailed by a chunk of coal too.

[@poowg2657]

Looks like power from some kid's train layout in Deshler O.H.

[@jacobdubielak2699]

That is why I keep my distance

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

What happened to that third set of rails at Revelstoke ?

[@williamjackson5767]

All I know is they have been out of service for the 3 years been here.I would like an real reason. Most of the ppl on cam are very knowledgeable.

[@chaosdemonwolf1]

@@williamjackson5767 I agree 100%

[@mjsdean]

Removed about a week ago; been unused for years.

[@jeffeastmond8481]

The third track was the yard switching lead and was last used c.2006. Disconnected at both ends several years ago, been quietly rotting away since then. About time it was removed, the crossing also needs work done on the two running tracks as there is drainage issues, particularly under the North track (closest to camera).

[@jeffreygodspeed]

What route would that BNSF business or vintage train take to get from Hesperia, CA to Chehalis, WA? 8/31/22 @ 10:30:58 pdt

[@patrickmcarter6244]

Like I always say See Track Think Train.

[@olivei2484]

Stay a safe distance from herons!

[@thomasboese3793]

As the old saying goes... Eat, or be eaten...

[@lightwavz]

That was quite a revenge on that snapper!

[@fordtough91]

Couple ol Union Pacific engines in Horicon WI that are WAMX

[@lightwavz]

That was a GREAT Grab Bag! Wishing all VR fans a great Labor Day Weekend!

[@Ofinfinitejest]

Questions my brain produced: what was the flying thing (giant, flimsy, white picket fence thingie)? and, 12:06 why are that many engines running?

[@jollygreengiant7070]

It looked like one of those white 3 bar road signs used for detours etc. One must of been by a crossing and it got moved to close to tracks. Then drug under train for who knows how long. Second part. That's a loram rail grinder. Only the front was the engine. Rest of "cars" have grinders built in to shape/debur/maintain the rails.

[@TinkerTailor4303]

I don't understand what happened at Folkston?

[@TinkerTailor4303]

@@T_Hoog Ah! Tyvm.🙂

[@dirkmontgomery5983]

Does anyone know what happened to the cam in Paradise pa

[@CR7659]

PAKX 121 SW1200 built as Bellefonte Central RR (BFC) 5624 6/56 LTEX 3096 SD45T-2 ex-MNA, built as SSW 9375 HLCX 1044 GP38-2 we have seen a few times now, built as NYC GP40 3169 WAMX 4227 SD40-2 built as CPR 5555

[@juliegogo2941]

Thanks

[@robertkelly8106]

If bu CPR you mean Canadian Pacific, 5555 was built as a SD 40. I think that CP's first SD40-2 was 5563. Was it updated to -2 by a later owner?

[@CR7659]

@@robertkelly8106 Just repeating what I found on Don's Railroad Photos (RRpicturearchive was running really slow for a while). Could easily have been upgraded at some point.

[@ronaldrondeau7870]

great again

[@arthur.jaanus]

15:09 where are they taking john deere tractors to?

[@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co]

Anywhere and everywhere.

[@arthur.jaanus]

@@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co south America and Europe

[@parailfan]

I'm sure we'll see some if not most of them passing through Elkhart heading towards Baltimore where they'll most likely get exported to other countries.

[@arthur.jaanus]

@@parailfan to the port

[@thomasboese3793]

Just like the little piggies, to market!

[@jackulmen5791]

19:11 Whistle Stop Tour!

[@KTRFP]

Nice video

[@DaringDramis]

35:08 - What an incredible LORAM catch, with moonlight in bonus! ❤

[@samsung-ok4ki]

How does the passenger train at 24:30 afford to continue with NO passengers ?

[@norfolksouthernrailfan2006]

I bet Fostoria and Deshler hasn't seen a Amtrak locomotive come through in years until today!

[@norfolksouthernrailfan2006]

@@T_Hoog Yes, but it probably use to belong to Amtrak until they sold it and the new owners had it repainted with their scheme.

[@norfolksouthernrailfan2006]

@@T_Hoog Yes you are right but it's also possible that Amtrak sold some of their locomotives that they didn't need to Metro- North.

[@debikawaii]

4:06 Golden swoosh!

[@warrathblacktiger5566]

Not all are the driver in the car sometimes it’s the train driver especially in rural areas I know I was victim of a driver exceeding the limit entering a town he was cited for excessive speed

[@richardcorey4644]

9 37 that me in video lol

[@GrnArrow092]

9:03 It looks like the train ended up running over a barracade.

[@armeyis22]

32:40 That blue car did the Train hokey pokey and turned himself around!

[@tincup3773]

It's a rainy night in Georgia

[@flamingohurricane7602]

Love that shot at 29:21

[@citxsd70m-2]

32:03 and 32:45 the gates, lights, and bells are on for a reason (but then again Quiet Zone is there) :/

[@GreenRC24]

9:00 were there any survivors?

[@parailfan]

That doesn't happen too often at 13:03.

[@williamjackson5767]

Good eye

[@juliegogo2941]

UP and NS ? Thanks

[@LeftVegas]

Thanks for spotting that. I'm so used to seeing UP-NS units together in Roanoke that I don't look at their road numbers.

[@juliegogo2941]

Now I got in ordinal numbers... I was clueless.

[@tom7601]

Are those Boeing-Boeing flats @ 18:09

[@parailfan]

I think those are used to transport the tower supports for the wind turbines.

[@danburch9989]

They are leased flatcars owned by leasing companies like most rolling stock. Looks like they can hold aircraft fuselages (or anything that will fit in the cradles).

[@juliegogo2941]

I think fusalages have upright spheres at each end. I think turbines. Or a transformer? Thanks

[@Chuck44442]

I've read, you are supposed to stop way back where the RR is painted on the road. NOT pull up next to the gates !!

[@beeble2003]

That's not true. The RR is painted far enough back down the road to warn people to slow down. Depending on the speed limit, it can be 250ft back down the road from the railroad, and it would be ridiculous to stop that far away. Indeed, it would be actively dangerous if it involved hard braking and there was somebody behind you. The gates should be far enough from the track that there's no realistic chance of being hit by anything. It's probably a good idea to stop a little farther back if there's snow on the ground, as the wall of snow that the ploughs leave at the edge of the road can freeze and get thrown pretty far by a fast train.

[@John-ru5ud]

Train vs. car. Train wins. Train vs. truck. Train wins (with damage to train). Train vs. pedestrian. No contest.

[@apmazurka]

Have you guys ever entertained the idea of a Camera in Worcester, Mass?

[@Spartan-ug9uj]

I'm kinda disappointed that 1776 wasn't on here. It was leading AND had the metro cars on the end going through the iron triangle on Wednesday.

[@Ongtrumchoimm2]

Wow! Ferromex 4029 9:30

[@Fullerton_Railfanner]

Nice

[@RDC_Autosports]

0:15 i wonder what that cost the owner?

[@normsweet1710]

I reckon them white n orange barriers we see all over would put a hurt on ya too. Plastic or not, If it surprised you , hmmm.

[@imUPfanGeneral]

0:57 BNSF ATSF Sticker unit

[@TrainzNS_NYCHeritageUnit2K9]

4:07 BNSF 7695 Golden Swoosh!

[@SarahRenz59]

So it is! Nice catch!

[@thomasboese3793]

The "one" and only...

[@EliWCoyote]

9:26 r/confusingperspective That track piece is in just the right spot to look like a bad Photoshop :)

[@Kaiserkalthesocalrailfan]

1st and awesome

[@Xpninjadan]

You're not first

[@Kaiserkalthesocalrailfan]

:|

[@juliegogo2941]

My eyes are in true amazement. Thanks