Why we see engines from other railroads on our home road. Is there an exchange program? How do railroads keep track of this? Plus a day trip to CSX big yard at Baldwin, FL...and a seafood platter for dinner.
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@transitfanaviationfanrailf92492 жыл бұрын
Foreign Power seems like a rare sight for us railfans because we always see the same power that runs the tracks so is always nice to see others railroads on the train
@harrisonofcolorado88862 жыл бұрын
The only 2 railroads (freight ones at least there's still Amtrak and the local RTD) Union Pacific and BNSF only have those two trains everywhere in Denver. But it's really nice seeing foreign power. I've seen NS and KCS around Denver and I've caught a brief glimpse of a Canadian Pacific loco on the Moffat Line somewhere between Granby and Glenwood Springs. Foreign power is interesting and fun to spot when you see them.
@thomasboese37932 жыл бұрын
It all depends on where one is. I'm a stone's toss from CN mainline and I get to see CP, KCS, UP, (love it when a rare patched SP runs by), CSX, NS, on a weekly basis, and about once a month a loco for some nearby mining outfit, the NSMX.
@bluegrassman30402 жыл бұрын
I live beside a CSX line, and it’s getting kinda rare to see an EMD anymore, except maybe on a J train. Almost all you see are GE engines. Maybe an SD70 once in a while(almost never in the lead). You do see UP, CN, CP engine on some of the K trains, though.
@keithmoore53062 жыл бұрын
not in north central Ohio on the CSX mail east west line! we see CP and BNSF all the time!
@SmallMartingale2 жыл бұрын
You're speaking for yourself, it just depends where you are. I see everything in Illinois
@_Toralu_10 ай бұрын
My brother sent me this after I saw a CN/CPKC train, I gotta say, seeing foreign power is really cool
@heronimousbrapson8632 жыл бұрын
Here in western Canada, it's quite common to see Union Pacific locomotives working on Canadian Pacific trains. I've even seen BNSF and Norfolk and Southern locomotives in the Lethbridge, Alberta yard.
@rushylvanianorthern Жыл бұрын
Still looking to catch a csx painted locomotive?
@heronimousbrapson863 Жыл бұрын
@@rushylvanianorthern Haven't seen one yet.
@jukeboxdude Жыл бұрын
I'm in East Texas and see quite a few CN locos passing by usually with a KCS or UP in the lead. In fact, I've been seeing quite a few of the 100 year celebration paint schemes on CN units lately. Was that scheme only done for a year or are they repainting any loco in that scheme now?
@Barbac62 Жыл бұрын
@@jukeboxdude CN Rail bought out the Illinois Central years ago. that could be why.
@MajorMandyKitten Жыл бұрын
I've seen bnsf at a border crossing, entering BC. I never thought about it in this context.
@markbivens1312 жыл бұрын
I'm from Columbus, OH. and now that I'm older I can appreciate the trains I grew up seeing trains going through neighborhoods from lumber yards and fertilizer plants, and the OLD Rockwell plant that made the B-1 bomber and across from the Defense Supply Center Columbus.
@roberthenry93192 жыл бұрын
There is no better railfan site on the internet than Distant Signal. Each episode has been marvelous. Please keep them coming, Danny Harmon. And, thank you. R.Henry, M.D.
@jeffreygosselin75762 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Danny! Love the drone views!
@RanOutOnARail2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see a good video explaining this. When I was in central Mexico CP, NS and BNSF units were a common sight on both Ferromex and KCSM trains. Railcars and units tend to take a lot more abuse down there with vandalism and rocks thrown through windows being a common occurrence. BNSF got so fed up with receiving units back from interchange with broken windows that they started installing yellow mesh protective screens around the cabs of their units going across the border at El Paso and Eagle Pass.
@distantsignal2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I can imagine had bad it is for rolling stock and locomotives down there. That's wild that BNSF had to put screens on their windows. I'm a big fan of your videos.
@icosthop99982 жыл бұрын
There's a video out there showing the wire mesh around the windows of the locomotives. The video shows a bunch of people around the tracks and stuff and trying to stop the train because the local Mexicans were fed up with their local government.
@AutonomousPlayground2 жыл бұрын
nerd
@RanOutOnARail2 жыл бұрын
@@AutonomousPlayground Limey
@FECironhorsepro2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing that on the ferromex engines
@295g2952 жыл бұрын
13:11 Polyols are also called sugar alcohols or bulk sweeteners. They are a type of carbohydrate found naturally in certain fruits and vegetables. They can also be manufactured to be used as food additives.
@sroevukasroevuka Жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining that.
@brianleeper573711 ай бұрын
Polyols are also reacted with an isocyanate to make polyurethane foam or rubber or plastic.
@bruno49ers382 жыл бұрын
Danny i one time saw a csx engine here in California it was a first time for me to see a csx engine on Bnsf tracks
@rogermonk99932 жыл бұрын
Thanks for explaining this US railroad practice - as a "foreign" railfan (from the UK) I wondered why and how US RRs did this and how they kept track of locos and payments for the use of 'foreign' power between the RRs involved. Not being able to visit the USA at the moment videos on KZbin like yours have become a substitute for the seeing the "real thing". Have been railfanning in CA, TX, DC, VA, MD & AZ. Thanks for your well made videos too; I like the interludes into those roadside diners!!
@em2attic2 жыл бұрын
Man i know im not the only one thats jealous of how good Danny eats on his trips lol!
@tracksidethomas2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Here in Reno/Sparks it is UP country with the occasional BNSF trackage rights train. It’s nice to see the occasional CSX, NS, or more rarely CP or CN locomotives on our trains. Thanks for the video!
@bruno49ers382 жыл бұрын
It’s always a good day when Danny uploads
@SteveRoberts53302 жыл бұрын
Danny thanks for the newest upload! Wish we could get these weekly!! Always informative and incredibly entertaining!
@BarredCoast02 жыл бұрын
Hi Danny! I did a little research and found out what the tank car holding Polyol was. Polyols are a specific group of sugar alcohols that are formed via the catalytic hydrogenation of carbohydrates. They are found naturally in certain fruits, vegetables, and mushrooms; however, they are also commonly used as sugar-free sweeteners in products such as chewing gum, candies, and beverages. So there you go. A tank car full of sweets. 🍩🍪🎂🍦When it comes to your videos I am a foamer. I always wait in anticipation for the next one. I hope you have a wonderful holiday season. 🚂🚃🚃🚃
@distantsignal2 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's great info, Leo. Sweetners. Makes sense that the tank car was not HazMat placarded. Thanks!
@Renard3802 жыл бұрын
How did i not know about this channel?? Loving the high quality content sprinkled with generous ammounts of informations! -Sebastien, passenger trains driver for the belgian railways
@RollinIsbell2 жыл бұрын
It's always fun to see something new. My family has farm land near Hoopeston, Illinois that is framed by two companies from days gone by. The Old Milwaukee Road ran North - South right next to the farm house while the old Nickel Plate crossed East - West at the back of a field behind the house. I spent a lot of time as a kid (50+ years ago) laying across the bed in an upstairs bedroom. I used to love to see how many different lines would be represented in the trains that went by. About 20 years ago while I was up there I got caught by a train where the old Illinois Central crosses Illinois State Route 9 and spotted a friend hanging out of the cab of a CSX engine. Imagine the odds of two guys from Florida meeting up at a train crossing in Illinois.
@SouthernIllinoisRailfan2 жыл бұрын
Great production, Danny! Foreign power was one of the greatest sights I saw growing up by the tracks. I lived by a Norfolk Southern mainline for six years. During my childhood, Union Pacific & BNSF power was very common on most NS trains and I can always remember telling my family how excited I was to see the different power… no matter how confusing it was to them. 15 years later, I still find it exciting to get a foreign power locomotive on a train when I’m out trackside. Oh, the joys of railfanning… what a great hobby it is!
@newq2 жыл бұрын
You've got to be the only non-Kansan I've ever seen who pronounces Salina correctly. Well done!
@cyndicorinne Жыл бұрын
Having grown up near where there were freight trains and as a kid getting to see inside a locomotive, I have always been a railroad buff. Your videos reveal even more detail and interesting facts, which have rekindled my interest in the field. Many thanks, Danny!
@D.O.T.D.2 жыл бұрын
As long as I watch Danny's videos, I find more places to eat! Stopped by that hot dog place in Ocala, it was great! I honestly never thought that the Baldwin Diamond would EVER be removed, but...eh. CSX being CSX. Nice take on the Foreign Power! I really love the ways you explain and how you sneak in some random facts or railfanning trips while you're on it! Whatever you do next, don't change anything! Edit: 34 Likes?! Thank you all! Edit 2: Oh god 2 weeks I get 40 Likes!? Seriously, I can't thank you enough!
@shariys12 жыл бұрын
WHAT hot dog place in Ocala?????
@D.O.T.D.2 жыл бұрын
@@shariys1 It was called Dee Dee's Diner. Apparently they closed after I ate there...
@russellp41602 жыл бұрын
@@D.O.T.D. Yes it closed down. I used to eat breakfast there sometimes. Now in Wildwood, Coney Island Hot dog restaurant has taken over the old Coffee House restaurant right across from the Railroad Station on 301.
@D.O.T.D.2 жыл бұрын
@@russellp4160 aw man. That sucks.
@luv2fly4522 жыл бұрын
DOTD, wasn't that diamond replaced just a few years ago? I thought DH did a video on it?
@bnboyjace64122 жыл бұрын
Thank you Danny for this video! VERY informative! I enjoyed learning more specifically about why trains have foreign power, but also about a "bad order" car. I knew nothing about why individual cars were left like that.
@mannyn54602 жыл бұрын
I’m from LA and I love watching NS and CSX passing through here. Also like the foreign foreign catches such as the Canadian Pacific, the KCS Mexico and Ferrorex engines when they come to LA
@Ben1820102 жыл бұрын
Companies lending each other locomotives and working together has always felt like an analogy for what a train is. A train is like a sports team, where all the parts and positions are different but each one part of the whole. I think trains have always been my favorite thing because they remind me of what the world could be if we all worked together, like a train we a have different appearances, designations, jobs, body styles, origins and goals but together we reach the intended destination.
@xisotopex2 жыл бұрын
its too bad the people in this country now no longer agree on the destination
@PrograError2 жыл бұрын
@@xisotopex well... if anything they all agree china is a threat...
@xisotopex2 жыл бұрын
@@PrograError no, they definitely dont all agree about that.
@savannahhirano2 жыл бұрын
You nailed it. All the big railroads do what they have to do to make sure the system works as efficiently as makes sense in the moment.
@zombieat2 жыл бұрын
@@PrograError china is the biggest threat to itself rather than the us. so is the us government the biggest threat to the us rather than china.
@PB4Y22 жыл бұрын
You bring back so many memories. I grew up in Jacksonville in the 60s and 70s and we used to go to Starke, Baldwin, Lawtey (the Strawberry Capital of FL) but that was before I got interested in watching trains. I remember always being amazed at all the RR Tracks visible from I-10, it was the landmark telling us it was time to get off on US-301. Never knew what it was called but I now assume that is Baldwin Yard.
@centralnctruckspottingtrai35392 жыл бұрын
It’s always nice to see foreign power on the main railroads, a lot of the other reasons is due to power shortages which has caused that to come around alot.
@midtnrailfan17852 жыл бұрын
With this video you touched on something that I think about a lot, as I'm sure lots of older railfans do. The reality of worlds that don't exist anymore, (in the railroad world). The old station at Lawtey, towers gone and the diamond being eliminated, but when you can find the old relics it makes railfanning that much better. Thanks for the video
@jeff91042 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your videos, I'm on the west coast so we have BNSF and Union as primary engines, but I have occasionally seen a "foreign" CSX engine, Thanks
@BBT6092 жыл бұрын
If that old school Florida sign goes missing, we all know who took it lol 😂 Great video DH! We’ve seen some foreign power tapped onto Q453 a few time and heads back out on Q452. Q251/Q250, the Palm Center train had some as well before it was abolished. The Diamond removal at Baldwin hit us all differently, something none of us expected and thanks for the food 🥘 spots!!
@redneckrailfan96252 жыл бұрын
Lol 🤣🤣
@295g2952 жыл бұрын
6:36 - old road sign , C-200A
@chivasanmiguel2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@D.O.T.D.2 жыл бұрын
THE PALM CENTER TRAIN WAS ABOLISHED!?
@SebisRandomTech2 жыл бұрын
Drove past the Baldwin Diamond this summer on my way home from Florida, I would have never thought that only a few months later it would be gone for good. Another great video as always!
@wolfman99999992 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing these. You're one of the best narrators on youtube for train content. :)
@robn022 жыл бұрын
As a retired CN Rail Locomotive Maintenance person, this gives nice insight of what goes on out there on the tracks.
@strredwolf2 жыл бұрын
I'm reminded of two items. First, there's *really foreign power* that shows up: Ferromex engines come up from Mexico. And of course, Canadian Pacific has inroads down below the Canadian border. The second item I'm reminded of is the concept of rescuing a train. I happen to catch MARC 68, a GP40WH-2, out on the Amtrak Northeast Corridor. Usually it's sitting at Amtrak's Odenton Maintenance of Way yard, in case something happens an a passenger train needed to be rescued. In this case, though, MARC 68 had to rescue a Norfolk Southern freight train off the NEC, contents and all, and get it into the MoW yard. It was long enough that the train was stopping at the Odenton MARC commuter rail station, my regular stop near home. Up... then back down into the yard to let MARC Train 410 stop at the station so I could get on and get to work.
@alexander14852 жыл бұрын
I literally just saw a geometry car train with csxt 9969 and 9999 (before repaint to csx 4 in b&o colors) together!
@strredwolf2 жыл бұрын
@@alexander1485 (obligatory "nice" here)
@johndavis86692 жыл бұрын
Some Amtrak trains that let off passengers in Chicago sometimes is used for the Capital Limited.
@TheNemosdaddy2 жыл бұрын
Foreign power is a term designated by the AAR to describe any locomotive not owned by the railroad it's running on. Period. Doesn't matter where it came from. Canada and Mexico are not foreign, they are all part of the North American rail industry.
@FranziskaNagel4452 жыл бұрын
@@TheNemosdaddy I imagine a locomotive from Swizerland the US. I don't know how it would end up there
@markhayes64072 жыл бұрын
Was always interested in the use of foreign power. Your video clears up a lot of my questions. Thanks Danny
@chriscarlson79152 жыл бұрын
Great video again Danny! I see lots of foreign power in my part Illinois being close to a BNSF yard, always interesting to see what you may find.
@michelinman85922 жыл бұрын
Since I live in SE Michigan, I normally see CSX, NS, CN, _and_ CP Rail. So whenever I see the odd BNSF or UP power, it makes for a great day in my book! That and any locomotives still wearing the GT livery makes me smile (there's still quite a few that run between Detroit and Flint.)
@EmpireStateExpress012 жыл бұрын
If you go near Monroe, MI, you will often see BNSF or UP on coal trains heading up to power plant in Monroe or River Rouge.
@michelinman85922 жыл бұрын
@@EmpireStateExpress01 I'm a trucker and used to run dedicated freight up I75 past the power plant everyday for a couple years. I only had the pleasure of seeing a BNSF "pumpkin" on two separate occasions, never saw a UP engine.
@vrmntthb2 жыл бұрын
Polyol…something organic yet versatile for many uses…. Always love to see the standards like Q452 humming at track speed when you catch them… And you can’t beat a December Florida pre sunrise as the ones you caught earlier in the segment. As always thanks so much Dan and like we’ve said before - keep em coming!
@West_Coast_Trains2 жыл бұрын
Probably my favorite train I caught on camera was a BNSF Z-train (stack train) out of Portland in 2018. Somehow, it ended up on the old GN line through Steven's Pass, and I found it leaving Wenatchee with a fresh crew. There were four engines on the head end, a BNSF C44-9W, an NS AC44C6M (Rebuilt from a Top-Hat Dash-9), a CSX ET44, and another BNSF Dash-9. I don't catch foreign power al that often, so that was a treat. Great video, Danny!
@kylerbriskey3722 жыл бұрын
As someone who takes trains into Chicago on a daily basis, I'm very used to having Foreign Power. Heck the train I brought in today always has 2 CP engines. For us, it's not really a big deal since probably half of our trains always has Foreign Power. I had a K433 train the other day out of Chicago that's destined for Tampa, FL which had 2 UP's and a BNSF on it. A Canadian Pacific crew brought it down to me. Sometimes we don't know which railroad the train interchanges with because the power is so colorful! lol
@KutWrite2 жыл бұрын
As a former CSX trainman, i really enjoyed Canadian power. They had hotplates and teapots and working heaters!
@kylerbriskey3722 жыл бұрын
@@KutWrite newer CN’s are even better with a nice microwave behind the conductor
@MeigsCountyRR2 жыл бұрын
Danny, your videos just get better and better. The production is top-notch and this one was especially educational. Just one thing: CP and CN are from a foreign country. ;) Greg in TN :)
@ARP_GA2 жыл бұрын
Another awesome documentary Danny! I’ve been seeing a lot of foreign power recently on the Greenville District (Atlanta, GA to Greenville, SC) Also, glad you got to meet Ryan! We’ve known each other for a little while and he is a really nice guy. Keep up the great work! Thanks! - Carter
@sc13382 жыл бұрын
I’m in Greenville! Hey do you know where I can find a diagram of the rail lines in the upstate from around 1960?
@andross512 жыл бұрын
This "Legendary Cheering Railfan" always enjoys your content, videos and insight Danny! Great video as always man! :)
@roelofvenema65002 жыл бұрын
Great good made,mr Harmon. As raillover from the Netherlands i thank you for these information about the railroad working in the U.S.A.. you hear over the radio where the trains are. In Europe are the railroadcompanys on a other way organized and work on a other way. All railroadcompanys work wij scheduled timepaths, when a train is not loaded OR unloaded the locomotives gonna do a other job and pics up a other train. Thanks for this information on this video and wish a great time for Christmas and a nice changing of the year. Greet from Zandvoort the Netherlands.
@larrysimon66182 жыл бұрын
Your videos are absolutely amazing. They are also important to Run8. We have the A-Line and Waycross. Your videos make me long for the S-Line, but still your commentary teaches railfans a lot about railroad operations. This is one of the best KZbin channel for railfanning. Hope more people discover it.
@distantsignal2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Larry. Those are kind compliments.
@chief1b2 жыл бұрын
Danny. You have answered the biggest question i had. I enjoy watching other channels and seeing CSX in other parts of the country. Hey I even found a CSX train in Canada. Now that's REAL foreign power. You Rock!
@jameswolf1952 жыл бұрын
Great info. Fortunately, I do my railfanning in and around the St Louis area where we regularly see power from all the class 1's as well as frequent visits by Ferromex.
@rickwatts78852 жыл бұрын
Another in the long and getting longer all of the time, excellently shot, scripted, produced and presented videos! Danny your videos are so much better than almost all videos of every category on all of KZbin! Actually your videos should be on a cable service! Thank you again for all of your hard work and sharing these videos with us! If ever a channel deserved a million viewers, it is your channel.
@distantsignal2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, Rick. You are too kind.
@rickwatts78852 жыл бұрын
@@distantsignal Just speaking the truth.
@csxnstrainman2 жыл бұрын
Seeing foreign is my most favorite part of railfanning because of the variety of color and fallen flags such as Santa Fe, BN, SP, and BCRail. I also enjoyed seeing the different leaser locomotives that ran on NS and CSX years earlier.
@mhgs132 жыл бұрын
Danny, as always another fantastic and informative video. I lived in Marion,Ohio for a number of years. This was back when AC tower was still in service. Foreign power was almost a constant thing back then. With 3 railroads through town you were sure to see something from any of the western roads. My favorite for foreign power was the occasional Amtrak hospital train coming through on its way to Beech Grove shops. Once again, great video.
@2themoon8632 жыл бұрын
“Hospital train”-is that similar to a “funeral train”(?), a train taking damaged equipment back for repairs or dismantling?
@mhgs132 жыл бұрын
@@2themoon863 A hospital train is taking equipment back to the shop for repairs. A funeral train is taking equipment scrap.
@RCAvhstape2 жыл бұрын
Danny your videos are so good, I wish we had you in our area of CSX (and NS) ops in the northeast! A few years back I drove across country and saw a lot of UP and BNSF activity. Up in Montana near Glacier National Park I saw a very busy BNSF double track line with big trains operating at fairly high altitude on steep grades, and back east in Maryland and Virginia I see CSX running huge freight trains at high speeds. All very cool, but we need guys like you to properly document this stuff! Wishing you all the best in this holiday season.
@snakeman482 жыл бұрын
Thanks Danny for explaining all this foreign power stuff. Norfolk Southern is the local main line around here with a big yard in Elkhart IN. I've seen UP and CSX power in the area and wondered about them being here.
@johnmccall87882 жыл бұрын
I'm from the Salina, KS area and really find it neat you open with a train originating from there. What's interesting is BNSF had to get that load off UP owned rail then take it 20 miles east to get on their own and head your way. I know I hear coal trains that pass through here are heading to FL but I figured our grain trains were bound for the Houston area. Really enjoy your channel even if in a different part of the country.
@ke4rit2 жыл бұрын
Man, that's sad to see what has happened in Baldwin :( Danny, thank you so much for these videos.
@fharrisstowe2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Danny! I have lived near the tracks, watched trains, and even caught a long cab ride in Umatilla, Boynton Beach, Madison, Chattahoochee, and now back home in Tallahassee. (My father's people were all Central of Georgia, but as a boy I fell in love with the Seaboard Airline.) And I always learn something new from your posts! Again, thank you. And, a joyous Christmas to you and yours!
@newcastlerails14162 жыл бұрын
My dad tells me that he can remember lots of foreign power running through on the Erie Lackawanna when he was growing up, and that would've been in the mid 60's and 70's. I want to say that foreign power run throughs may have started earlier than that, but I am sure that you have done more research than I have. Another fantastic and informational video, Danny.
@BrianG832 жыл бұрын
I love how informative Danny’s videos are. I’m pretty new to all of this and honestly I learn the most and get the answers to nearly all of my questions about railroading from his videos.
@paulbrown46252 жыл бұрын
I so enjoy the history and information you share with your viewers Danny. I've been subscribed now for more than a year and have never missed a new upload. I have been a rail fan since my grandmother gave me an old Lionel train set (which I promptly tore up as a kid) I still smart from that knowledge and not knowing the value of something like that at my age now (62). But I've started an HO scale set for my grandson who has not seen it yet (He's just a bit too precocious) but I cannot wait to introduce him to rail fanning. Keep 'em coming sir and blessings to you and your lovely bride.
@jacksmith8272 жыл бұрын
I love the videos. I grew up south of Vicksburg MS at a place called Allen MS. There was a north South spur from Vicksburg to Port Gibson close to the farm. I had family that worked for Illinois Central Gulf that engineered allow that spur in the 60s. My Great-Grandfather was an Engineer for the ICG in the 50s and 60s. I rode the last passenger train service from Vicksburg, MS going west from Vicksburg, MS as a kid, probably 4 or 5, Great Grandfather as Engineer. My Grandmother was with me and Mom picked us up at Monroe LA. I don't remember a lot of the trip, but certainly crossing the MS River Bridge.
@jimc.20322 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you explained about "foreign" power because I was recently railfanning near Palm Springs, CA. I had watched several BNSF trains, then along came one with two CSX engines as distributed power. Thanks, Jim C.
@diyboomboxesintexas28052 жыл бұрын
Another great video. This one was very informative. Thank you, Danny.
@garrisonsan2 жыл бұрын
Here's an interesting one: A regional railroad near-ish to where I live runs locomotives that play on every sense of the word "foreign." The old South Orient line is owned by the State of Texas (managed by TxDOT) and is leased to a company called Texas Pacifico (which is affiliated with Ferromex - the national railroad of Mexico). They mostly haul frac sand for the oil fields but occasionally I've seen parts of wind turbines for electricity pass through. The locomotives are typically CIT leased SD40-2 in the blue and white livery, but lately I've seen some locomotives from Ferromex in that company's standard red, white, and green livery. In a way, that line sees foreign locomotives (since the State owns the tracks and Ferromex doesn't directly hold the lease) in the railroad vernacular sense and foreign locomotives (literally from Mexico) in the more colloquial sense.
@gravelydon70722 жыл бұрын
I wonder how soon we might catch a glimpse of a Grupo Mexico ( Ferromex, or Texas Pacifico ) engine on an FEC train? That would be a loco a long way from home. We already have seen passenger cars in their paint colors. The two Office Cars FEC recently got were in that color scheme.
@royreynolds1082 жыл бұрын
I see Ferromex and KCSdeMexico on UP track and trains between Palestine and Longview, TX. I have seen CSX, NS, BNSF, KCS, CN, & CP units as well.
@chud3272 жыл бұрын
very cool watch!
@devernepersonal36362 жыл бұрын
i always say this, but your style of hardcore videography and of vlogging put together is magical.
@thewheelspinreport2 жыл бұрын
Great video, Danny! The feeling I get with the notification that you uploaded is unmatched!
@jefferyford12422 жыл бұрын
Love your videos very informative I live in Utah but work in Los Angeles so I see a lot of freight moving up and down the line. I go by the Dagger yard and the Veron yards 4 times a week. I'm amazed at the weight's they move. Keep up the good work.
@michaelmiles96802 жыл бұрын
Thanks for demystifying some of the otherwise unexplained curiosities of railway (sorry, Railroad) operations. Here's one that you will struggle to explain. The iron ore companies in the Pilbara region of Western Australia obviously buy their locomotives "off the shelf" from the venerable EMD SD40-2 to the GE AC6000 and later. These locos come complete with their "must-have" accessory - the snowplow. The last snowfall in the Pilbara was about 30,000 years ago. Kind regards MM
@Destroid10102 жыл бұрын
Great video, as always! Incredible production and video quality!
@Cemental2 жыл бұрын
comfy chair: check scanner on RR freqs: check microwave popcorn: check ready to enjoy another great Distant Signal Video!
@redneckrailfan96252 жыл бұрын
Always love your videos, and the information that comes in them. I've known about foreign powers, but, always better hearing, in detail, from you! Stay safe, Danny
@billswitzer15162 жыл бұрын
When I used to travel to Maine, in the days of the MEC (Maine Central), enjoyed seeing "foreign Power there", namely CN (Canadian National) and occasionally GT (Grand Trunk). As usual, your video's are entertaining and extremely informative. Now that the hot Florida summer is winding down, hope to see you out there filming more. (hope that's not too much of a strong hint?) :)
@taylorkesl26942 жыл бұрын
Just stumbled across your page. I enjoy history of many different kinds. Not too familiar with railroads but really enjoyed your video. With that said, all the ghost town travels I do in my homes state, railroads are/were very critical to the survival of the the town. Very educational and I learned a lot! Keep up the good work!
@nc_railfilms25332 жыл бұрын
This is amazing I catch lots of foreign power thanks for giving us info on trains and happy holiday!
@distantsignal2 жыл бұрын
Happy holidays!
@tzadik362 жыл бұрын
Thank you for yet another great video! Par for the course with you. With the internet making the flow of information progressively easier, more and more diverse parts can blend together. Could be a Railroad cocktail someday.
@tommyw.94242 жыл бұрын
I needed this one after seeing a train in Troy, Ohio with four Union Pacific locomotives. I've also seen BNSF in Queensgate Yard recently.
@Daytonohrailfan2 жыл бұрын
I have been there it's a good place for railfanning
@tommyw.94242 жыл бұрын
@@Daytonohrailfan I drive trucks over the bridges that cross the yard pretty often, there's some great views. Western Hills viaduct in particular gets a good angle of the yard, and you can see the loco shop.
@cedwardsmedia2 жыл бұрын
4:04 DUDE! This is THE most BEAUTIFUL footage I have ever seen in a KZbin video!!! It's so perfectly executed. So simple, but so perfect! I LOVE it!
@paulnorcross59542 жыл бұрын
One of the best....if not 'the' best' commentory on US Railroading....very informative in soothe tones.
@niobraraterminalrailroad27092 жыл бұрын
Always love new videos from you Danny! Great video again! Hope your Thanksgiving was good. Can’t wait to see the next one!
@thomream18882 жыл бұрын
Hi Danny - Thank you for another great tutorial on RR habits, rules and practices. Your wealth of knowledge never ceases to amaze me. Let me help you with the name "Polyol". A polyol is an organic compound containing multiple hydroxyl (HO− radical) groups. The term "polyol" can have slightly different meanings depending on whether it is being used in the field of food science or that of polymer chemistry. Polyols containing two, three and four hydroxyl groups are a diol, triol, tetrol and so on. Uh, how about we just call it a petroleum by-product?! Can I ask you a question, please? How long does it take to swap out motive power? I was thinking that if I invested multi-millions of dollars on a bright, shiny new loco, that last thing I'd want to do is let the the rowdy teenagers next door borrow for a weekend. You just know the ABCRR engineers are going to run the snot out of DEFRy's locos, and visa versa. How or why would that be practical for RR now days to trust the other RRs to respect somebody else's equipment? Thanks again Danny, and Merry Christmas!
@simplywonderful4492 жыл бұрын
For one reason I can think of immediately: what could happen to the DEFRy's locos could happen to any other Ry's locos having the agreement with them! It's like camping in a campground - or at least how they were when I was a kid - everyone was in the same situation, so they respected each others' property.
@beeble20032 жыл бұрын
The only thing missing from your polyol description is the word "alcohol". It's where the -ol suffix comes from and alcohols are well known to the public: ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, glycerol, etc.
@icosthop99982 жыл бұрын
Thank you you two Got me got me catching up on my chemistry 👍
@steveholt74972 жыл бұрын
Excellent explanation of foreign power. Thank you!
@markwalker11442 жыл бұрын
As I watch more train videos, the questions I have eventually get answered like foreign power! Thanks for covering that.
@TheNemosdaddy2 жыл бұрын
As a 23 year csx veteran, this is fairly accurate. I can guarantee you they never ever pay a dime to a foreign railroad. It's just shared time, on a rotating basis.
@ronlupien71922 жыл бұрын
The “P” in FODMAP stands for polyols, but you may know them by another name - “sugar alcohols” - which is how they usually appear on the Nutrition Facts labels of packaged foods. The type of polyol/sugar alcohol found in a product, e.g., sorbitol or mannitol, can be found in the ingredients list.
@distantsignal2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I figured it had to be something like this. No placard on the tanks tells me probably food grade
@metronorthrailfan22442 жыл бұрын
@@distantsignal Yeah there was no diamond placard on it which meant that it was not considered a hazardous material
@randomgamez26902 жыл бұрын
I live in Minnesota, i once saw a Northfolk Southern locomotive trailing behind a Canadian Pacific freight train. Pretty rare since i usually see CN, CP, and BNSF.
@MattChaffe2 жыл бұрын
Foreign power is great! I especially love to see clean Canadian Pacific ethanol trains when they pass by my local CSX subdivision. Thank you for another great video, Danny!
@UNIONPACIFIC36062 жыл бұрын
Danny could you do a video on why certain trains like inter-modals and others have to be a certain length and how railroad officials determine how much power to add to a train so that it’s not under powered, Great video again your channel is by far my favorite on KZbin and always anticipate your next video.
@braaap20652 жыл бұрын
It depends on lots of variables. On my territory we can't run trains over the mountain grade unless we are 1.8hpt DPd or 2.3hpt conventional when going eastbound or 1.3hpt going west. Intermodal doesn't have to be a certain length. But at certain lengths we add more power due to brake pipe constraints. So typical GEVO is 4400hp. Take HP and divide by tonnage and you get HPT.
@jamessimms4152 жыл бұрын
@@braaap2065 & probably more in colder, freezing weather
@25mfd2 жыл бұрын
as far as length of trains goes, the sidings play a role in that... sending out trains that are longer than the sidings limits the trains you can run in opposite directions if we're talking about single track territory... so subdivision "A", single track, longest pass track is 12,000ft but they want to run two opposing trains both are 15,000ft... won't work... one of those trains will have to be shortened if they want to run both trains and have a meet...but on double track you're good, that's why railroads love double track, the downside is the GIANT capitol investment in double tracking very expensive
@TheNemosdaddy2 жыл бұрын
what do you mean by "have to be a certain length?" Do you mean a maximum length?
@tomster702 жыл бұрын
It neat to get an answer to something I've recently noticed watching live rail sites. I noticed some NS power mixed in with BNSF power coming through Ft. Madison IA. Wondered what was going on and all of a sudden you're posting some reasoning why we are seeing it! Thanks!
@Wrathchildss2 жыл бұрын
I’m up in eastern Ontario, CN & CP mainlines run through town, I’ve been lucky enough to see an Illinois Central loco a few months ago on the CN! Very rare in this part of Canada!
@FlipandTheBlueMule2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Old Port Tampa City Fl And miss the old SCL RR trains... but we still get the Train horns Almost every night... in the winter with the house windows open... Takes us PORT TAMPA CITY "KIDS" Back in time ! Thank you for your hard work on these Vlogs
@idic99192 жыл бұрын
As always excellent camera work and narration. I’ve learnt more about American railroads from this channel than any of the others on KZbin. Please keep up the good work Danny.
@TolgaEastCoast2 жыл бұрын
Great video, Danny! Excellent coverage of the new Ardent Mills grain trains and the somber loss of the Baldwin diamond. As the discussion has been, as unfortunate as it is, the move made sense to rip it up for the time being at least. Looking forward to more buffing, hope to get out there myself while the RRs plow through this high demand freight season.
@kens.37292 жыл бұрын
You are a Professional and your Videos are Top Notch and Chock Full of Great Details. Thanks!👍
@bobandbarbkozminski15782 жыл бұрын
Love all your detailed videos. Thank you Danny and keep up the great work!
@michealtrueblood50972 жыл бұрын
It happens less and less but I love to see a Southern Pacific engine on the UP system.
@lamarwildes88412 жыл бұрын
Being an old "Baldwin boy" transplanted to Fernandina Beach by way of High Springs....it was quite nostalgically sad to see that the historic Baldwin diamond was no more. For sure, the Sunset Limited is never coming back to Florida! Yes, that was one loud piece of steel!! You could clearly hear the wheels framming on it all the way down at the elementary school almost 2 miles away!! As far as Baldwin Yard goes...after a misguided attempt to close it about a decade ago, it seems that if every new automobile that comes into Florida is blockswapped on the old Fruit Growers Express icing tracks at the yard, headed to various locations in South Florida! Since my daughter lives in Wesley Chapel, I need to make it a point to try Steph's in Dade City....although Kafe Kokopelli is quite good, also! As always, great catches!!
@cedwardsmedia2 жыл бұрын
6:59 Glad to know I'm not the only one. I'm always fascinated by the stories behind the designs. I like knowing WHY someone chose a particular idea they chose.
@rahjr652 жыл бұрын
I caught a KCS way out here earlier this year in CA on a BNSF train going through Riverbank in the Central Valley of CA. I grew up in Titusville FL watching FEC going through town.
@HyperActive72 жыл бұрын
Look Danny, I don't even live in Florida and I'm as surprised as everyone else to see the Baldwin diamond be severed to cut off all the little communities which sprang up because of the railroad. It would be interesting to see how the Tallahassee Gulf Coast line is doing these days under Genesee ownership. Maybe they will do a good job at keeping it maintained since CSX is still sending a couple of trains down it for Tampa markets.
@chuckufarly52 жыл бұрын
being in London Ontario Canada i see random UP units running on CP trains quite often, either as the leading locomotive or trailing, so thats some foreign power that i have gotten so used to it does feel foreign to me anymore, however i did catch a BNSF unit trailing on a CN mixed freight just a couple days ago, was a nice change of colours to see that one. and also this is yet another well done video, i enjoyed this one as i do with each new video i catch. take care out there.
@shivas65322 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, I have been waiting for this for a long time.
@houstonsam61632 жыл бұрын
Thanks very much for the Foreign Power explanation. I had never understood the simple reality that it's only the locomotive that's foreign, not the crew; that makes a lot of things much more clear.