YOU GOTTA SEE THIS! BICYCLE GETS STUCK AT CROSSING, 2 DARWINS, FLIRT TRANSFERS & MORE

[@patrickt7]

RAV4s have pretty solid off-roading capabilities. Results may vary at railroad diamonds...

[@Retireddriver]

😂😂😂😂

[@HoboEAT]

Someone needs a sobriety test..

[@orlandorailfanproductions314]

Lol

[@orlandorailfanproductions314]

@@HoboEAT yea I heard they gave them one

[@robertvezse1234]

Alcohol adds to the adventures😂

[@kurtlawson4012]

"Hey building get out of my way! I'm driving here!"

[@outdoorfrenzy]

He must have moved from New York for retirement. Or he’s a snow bird.

[@Yormsane]

10:55 "Plant City hosting today's La Grange moment" was not on my card. 🤣

[@robertf3479]

I'm guessing Johnny Walker was his co-pilot.

[@RunawayTrain2502]

You mean Ashland? XD

[@bradleymcwilliams6348]

So we see "Florida Man" in action! I'm guessing the nice officer gave him a ride to a safe place for the evening?

[@Retireddriver]

Blowing the horn cracked me up

[@Eastcoastrails]

he was from PA actually

[@tonyboloni64]

With his copilot, Al K Hol

[@tomki6asp]

Thought I was watching Ashland.

[@donnaj9964]

@@tomki6asp Or LaGrange!

[@JasonMcLemore]

I live by the Plant City diamond. Have NEVER seen this happen. Dude traveled 300 feet down the tracks from a large crossing with plenty of signage. Told the cops while i was watching the stream, "I thought it was just one of those cobble stone roads around here." He had out of state tags too which is common around here this time of year. Lots of "snow birds".

[@kevinschwabe4201]

I have to admit, my first thought was to wonder if the driver was from Polk County.

[@xxzz9789]

He was from PA. and came from Linda's Crab Shack. At one point he told the cop he realized he was on RR tracks after 10 or 12 feet and the cop asked him "why didn't you stop then?"

[@vickslab4608]

too funny, I know this area and was like, HOW IN THE WORLD? There is no road near there.

[@kevinschwabe4201]

@@vickslab4608 Same. I'm 10 miles from there. I need to get back out there.

[@StreakinBill]

@@vickslab4608 I guess the tracks looked like a road after 9 Coronas from the Crab Shack 🍻🥴

[@jacktaggart2489]

Great clear view of the new CSX 'MONON' heritage unit, and the clean refurbished NS "Southern' Heritage Unit. Great 'Grab Bag'!

[@maestromecanico597]

I just want to see those two heritage units together on one train.

[@jamiesuejeffery]

I feel sorry for the bicycle. As they say in the UK, "Mind the gap."

[@AndyK7JKAPKVL]

@0:24 nice starting off the Grab bag with a warbonnet plus a green BNSF locomotive :). I really like those two.

[@the-terrible63]

Wow! Excellent catching all the trains, especially a car on the train tracks in Plant City, Florida, a UP military train in Kearney, Nebraska, and so much more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you very much.

[@jamesdenny4734]

LOL, the little red caboose behind the train looked like a toy Lionel 027 caboose! 😁

[@donnaj9964]

I thought it was cute, which is not a term I ever expected to use about a piece of railroad equipment lol!

[@jackulmen5791]

19:16 Great 3-Way Meet!

[@LaloEscorpion11]

Desde Chile soy fanático de Virtual y amo cada ciudad, Me encanta ver los trenes y agradezco a los Operadores de cámara por darnos ese privilegio de estar en primera persona. Saludos a todos los fans, Cariños desde 🇨🇱😉

[@joepeach997]

We are glad to have you here, thank you for the kind compliments.

[@TrucksNTrains-m6x]

Dude who was driving that SUV along the tracks was definitely hammered that night 😂

[@gp3829]

Great to see BNSF SW1500 3443 in her green livery, what a faithful workhorse she looked. Also a Corn Products Pressuraide with blue chevrons + the super little ICG Caboose in nice clean condition, at Waupaca. I checked-out the Stadler DART Silver Line Flirt trains. I thought they look really cool and I could see their European origins. Thanks VRF

[@robchit1]

3443 is being used by Burlington Junction Railway

[@lorid6544]

I like the "Coaster" cars! I use the North County Transit trains (San Diego County) often. The Sprinter & Coaster are part of the transit system.

[@sanddabz5635]

I used to live in Encinitas and work in Carlsbad back in the day, can't believe how much that area has grown up and gotten congested.

[@louisletourneau3429]

Why do they have to put a spacer flat car between the cars ?

[@McBain-qe2jh]

That was the most enthusiastic wrong turn I've ever seen.

[@richardbause2453]

I know we have to make that left hand turn at Plantcity "Hay Building get outta the way 😮"!!! Beep beep...

[@jovetj]

And Bugs Bunny was always worried about the left turn at Albuquerque.

[@richardbause2453]

@@jovetj you know that they just had to stop at New Orleans for Burban Street for refreshments before heading to Plant City😲😅😅😅.

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Great action thank you

[@GregKenyon-v6i]

Very good and a lot of good artion

[@roxxma]

Another Darwin Award for the pedestrian at 4:52, crossing just after the train with the Coasters cleared, before the gates lifted. There very well could have been another train on the third track.

[@joepeach997]

I usually catch everything, but I was so into the units, I missed that! Good catch,

[@mo-rfd]

And today's star: Florida Man.

[@19crash84]

Guess we scratch Plant City off the list of locations where you will never see a car on the tracks.

[@baileylynn6481]

Just about a minute before the dude in Plant City attempted his hand at a rail road career, Amtrak went by. The camera picked up the guy telling his buddy he say lights,then what he "thought" was a road. Hmmm 🤔 Wonder what his "proof" was

[@jovetj]

At least 120 proof.

[@baileylynn6481]

@@jovetj at the very least 😂

[@ivoneboettgerbatschauer2242]

Loved Thanks VRF ❤

[@bobwickes1380]

I ❤ VRF.

[@Amtrakmaverick]

Nice cathes once again

[@PPich05]

Im sure that the train and car switched roles 🤣

[@donnaj9964]

I haven't seen anything from Tacoma Rail since I was a little kid--so cool! I had to look up FLIRT; it sure looked impressive. The deer in Flagstaff were gorgeous--that buck was amazing!--and I did feel sorry for the guys on the bike. It was not what they expected! Thanks for another great one!

[@railfanofGeorgiastate]

I dont know how but hes gonna have a good talk with csx and the cops

[@microbusss]

LEF&C is now a rail trail since it closed in 1992

[@mo-rfd]

Bicyclists need to watch for the expansion joints.

[@barbararuiz5960]

The bicycle riders🤭🫡

[@oldninjarider]

Darwins are straight out of Laurel and Hardy

[@HyenaEmpyema]

See tracks? Think SUV

[@klaatubaradanikto6554]

I've seen some crazy stuff at Ashland and La Grange but this Pant City thing takes the cake

[@jamesdenny4734]

That old woman trying to flash somebody!? I guess she forgot she was fully dressed!? 😅😂😅

[@theecologykat387]

That’s why she didn’t get a string of beads😂

[@dennisc6716]

4:36 I'll be riding those Coasters soon.

[@stephenhfoster]

Amtrak 62 must have hit an iceberg. 😊

[@jacobdubielak]

That's what I'm thinking

[@franciscampagna2711]

Thanks a lot.

[@lisawatts1461]

Thankful the bike riders weren’t racing across the tracks to beat a train at that moment! This was like watching “Dumb and Dumber”😳

[@jamesmckenzie3532]

My guess is the pilot (Captain) underestimated the width of the concrete joint. Down they go! (I've seen this happen from road joints IRL, results weren't pretty).

[@renegadetenor]

I appreciate that they also demurred from any attempt to remount the cycle, until they were clear of the crossing..

[@scootosan]

wow those two pantloads on the Tandem the boy in the back just walked off probably to text mommy

[@cboardcoastsc8192]

That buck was a Don’t Crossbuck!

[@xxzz9789]

Nice switcher 3443!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrBnsftrain]

0:08 H3 GEVO, warbonnet dash 9, H3 GP60M, and BN green SD40-2 0:30 ALC42 336 and P42 161 "arrow" 2:33 BN green SW1500 switching at the California Zephyr arrives 3:38 CSX 1976 leading (again at 6:07 and trailing at 19:01) 3:50 large MOW equipment train along with one machine on a flatbed 4:07 NS 8105 as mid-train DPU 4:24 this unit is still owned by CEFX 4:34 new Bombardier/Alstom series IX bi-level coaches for San Diego Coaster. These will supplement or replace similar but older series XI cars 4:56 CSX 1827 leading 5:10 runner tries to beat the train 6:26 SP gray trailing 7:10 two warbonnets 7:57 UP 7237 and NS 1070 9:40 caboose on the rear of a long-distance mixed freight! It's in Illinois Central Gulf red, implying it was painted prior to the 1988 name change 10:02 NS high hood SD40-2 10:54 This driver is clearly not sober! I'm surprised you put this in a grab bag but not N&W 475 getting hit by and excavator. A few days prior, some people managed to walk onto the diamonds to take pictures so clearly more fencing is needed at the Plant City diamond. 13:32 Stadler FLIRTs for the silver line in Dallas. TEX Rail uses similar Stadler units already 14:15 recently refurbished LA Metrolink coaches. These are Series VI cars in a different livery to the other refurbished cars 14:38 UP 3-car OCS. These might be the steam support cars 15:06 H2, warbonnet, and a Tacoma Rail red and white SD40-2 15:16 two ALC42s and a dash 8 15:33 he stopped over the rail! A majority of pickup trucks made this century are way too big for the people who drive them 15:50 Amtrak 100 "Midnight" leading the Lake Shore Limited 16:27 CSX 1897 trailing 17:00 ex-CMQ AC44CW as DPU 17:17 RJ corman boxcar 17:34 two SD60Es and a scale test car 17:56 Southern boxcar right in font of the ex-CEFX mid-train DPU 18:30 NS 8099 trailing 19:17 YN2 doubleheader. I like this CSX livery over the all-blue YN3. This is also the started of a 3-way at Fairpoint 20:16 Lake Erie, Franklin, and Clarion hopper 20:29 a large scratch on the side of P42 62. It had that scratch since 2020. The viewliner baggage also says "Polar Express." A couple of Horizon cars also had Polar Express lettering

[@FrankTedesco]

I've been to Plant City. The plants have more brains than the people.

[@Mcdaffodilhill]

Joined the Virtual Railfan group, my first look says, “feed temporarily done . . “, hope this is not an ongoing train wreck.

[@Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan]

*Nice Catches*

[@ronwade5646]

I love Flagstaff

[@BradRains]

Plant City. How in the world is that even possible?

[@scottfw7169]

Effort above and beyond the call of driving had to be applied, that's for sure. Looking at Google Maps shows the diamond is at least 150 feet from the road.

[@lisabehe4546]

Florida Man strikes again

[@barbararuiz5960]

Finally I get to see happy trains😉Been under the weather for bit, Hello🚂Friends👋🏻

[@jamiesuejeffery]

You spoke too soon. The Super Bowl is coming right up. Enjoy a couple of adult beverages at home. Don't try to ride the rails. :)

[@bradleyjanes2949]

Hello get well soon

[@barbararuiz5960]

@bradleyjanes2949 Thank You@bradleyjanes2949🫶🏻

[@donnaj9964]

Glad you're feeling well enough to join the VRF gang again--hope you continue to get better! 🌹

[@barbararuiz5960]

@donnaj9964 Thank You🫶🏻

[@mathuetax]

Looks like AMTRAK #62 got that gash sometime between 2018 and 2019.

[@davidbrown4823]

Lots of train sets being delivered lately. the VIA ones are something else.

[@trainencounters586]

Requesting a freeze frame on the red caboose in Waupaca. Pretty please.

[@HyenaEmpyema]

10:57 when his girlfriend said "go get your life back on track" , this is NOT what she meant!

[@thomasfletcher760]

That scrape along the Amtrak loco must have sounded like nails on a chalkboard

[@baileylynn6481]

I remember seeing the one at Plant City 🤦🤦

[@ChainsawNW1218]

Nice lash ups with Wabash EMD and UP run-through GE power on point, EMD lash up with Operation Lifesaver Unit, SRR GE in Roanoke and CR GE in Fairport, lots of great trains!🛤🚂

[@armandisip2287]

20:45 Hey, Joe we need more Bondo for this scratch! Great video!

[@marcuslee1927]

I always forget that the Plant City cam has civilization just behind it.

[@justinstrickland5382]

Best grab bag ever

[@kevinbaker4241]

(4:58) - I saw that heritage unit pass through Sterling, Ohio, on the CSX New Castle Sub at about 11:45AM that same day (February 1st). It was leading eastbound M370, running from Chicago (Clearing Yard) to Cumberland, Maryland. Surprisingly, the 1827 came back through Sterling just three days later (February 4th), and this time, it was leading M369 (the westbound counterpart to M370). When you're lucky, you're lucky.

[@maestromecanico597]

Nice how the load on the backseat of that bicycle didn't bother to help. Probably wasn't peddling either.

[@renegadetenor]

Those Coasters are sitting at the car shop in Laurel, MT. now, fyi. Been here for awhile, now..

[@GregoryZucco-z6m]

The Monon Heritage unit with the stripe that goes thru the side vents makes the vents look like a city skyline.

[@VivianMakin]

Someone just set the bar pretty high for the 2024 Moronic Driver of the Year Award.

[@Mikey300]

@ 14:00 for the next trick from Chehalis, the train crew should give the Star Trek Vulcan hand salute. Live Long and Highball!

[@poowg2657]

Live long in Pittsburg?

[@klingterra]

That would be epic.

[@SeanLamb-I-Am]

That bike at the end. 😂

[@Littledog0808]

How do so many Darwins have Driver's licenses?

[@baileylynn6481]

Because they are so easy to get😅

[@douglasmathis9725]

From a crackerjack box.

[@sixpest]

Every illegal border crossing 😂

[@HyenaEmpyema]

That RAV4 identities as a locomotive. It's not its fault that it wasn't born with a 4'8 1/2" wheel base.

[@baileylynn6481]

@@HyenaEmpyema 😂🤣

[@jackulmen5791]

8:27 Pennsylvanian Meet!

[@Rob-tr1st]

Dont care what anyone says, 1070 Wabash is the one of the best HU running

[@rowanhard]

Wow. What was that guy on? 😳

[@barbararuiz5960]

Ohh🤗The deers❤

[@TheDiveO]

2:00 ... and you're wondering the car drivers get their ideas of turning left or right on a crossing? 😅

[@boerje8154]

😁

[@notmyrealname2592]

That guy in Plant City had to be plastered.

[@Lord4Moons]

This cool for my Birthday 🎉❤❤❤

[@brandomgamingandtraining777]

10:25 no way, just caught these same units (9838 and 9752) in Pomona Yard just a few days later, and 622! mind blown.

[@413TomaccoRoad]

5:41 deer crossing!

[@DouglasP201]

Crossbuck :-)

[@gradnitzersl]

I would like to know how long it took the driver in Plant City FL to figure out he not on the road anymore. Been drinking or high body

[@joepeach997]

It was an older driver that seemed sober. Just glad they were both ok.

[@WaffleDragon]

Wow, the Interstate as a DPU on CSX in Folkston. That's pretty good.

[@mrbluesky2050]

Sorry, I laughed at the tandem riders.... two for the price of one huh?

[@mtalongisland7523]

coaster: a tryout on new cabcars

[@randydobson1863]

hello Virtual Railfan & it's is Randy and i like yours video is cool & Thank Virtual Railfan Friends Randy

[@natehill8069]

Why does Amtrak (mostly) put cabs facing the same direction so the power has to be turned at the destination instead of back to back so all it needs is a run-around?

[@waynemiller7382]

At 20:45 the (the Amtrak P42) there's a red light next to the fuel filler. I've never noticed that before lit up like that. What is it for? Is it low on fuel?

[@dennisfox2340]

What type of Diesel Gensets are on each Grinder car? They look opposed cylinder type.

[@anthonyceleste6611]

The plant city one Amtrak 92 went thru 3 minutes before this happened

[@Rob-tr1st]

Customer states was driving and hit curb, then TPMS light came on. Check and advise

[@pierpaolopensa310]

Alternativa all Amtrak, finito male !!!!!

[@FiveStringCommando]

What’s up with the Chargers? They’re never on their own. Either with a Genesis or a Dash 8-32BWH.

[@taslimchoudhary1253]

🍃👍🇮🇳👍🍃 Awesome Video!

[@traindev1]

10:55 for the "you gotta see this" 😉

[@davidhibbs6989]

Last one 😂

[@usrails17]

how do you mistake the tracks for a road?!

[@bobwickes1380]

It's Methed Up.🤣

[@jeffvega46]

Where are those Stadler FLIRTS built?

[@gp3829]

Google it.

[@boerje8154]

Salt Lake City - google: Modern European Trains Built Right in North America! | Stadler Factory Tour

[@Steve-xf4uv]

At 17:02 that NS 3987 sure looks a lot like an ex-CMQ ? How about that Toyota at Plant City, must have had a medical issue or ??

[@jbird167]

Am I the only one who wants to see a Darwin Candidate video for the year 2023 and beyond?

[@dboatube]

there was anther bike whose tire got stuck in that same? place a few months ago. the R/R should FIX that tire grabbing slot/gap.

[@susanwahl6322]

My goodness. This is why I don’t drink or drive.

[@sweynforkbeardtraindude]

Actually four Darwin's, the first two come at 2:06!

[@Three_Random_Words]

I'm a rail nube, WTH are those engine types at 1:05? Never seen those before. Give me some info plz, and I'll consult wiki.

[@jaysmith1408]

LORAM proprietary RG402 self propelled rail grinder.

[@donnaj9964]

@@jaysmith1408 It looked a little longer than the LORAMs that often show up on these Grab Bags. I always enjoy seeing them--and then the Hy-Rails coming along behind like ducklings after a mother duck!

[@Three_Random_Words]

@@jaysmith1408 Are they loud when grinding?