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Railfan René
United States
Приєднався 14 жов 2022
“Railfan René” is mostly about train spotting in Florida. You will see a fair share of CSX, SunRail, Tri-Rail, Amtrak and Florida East Coast trains.
While working throughout the USA I will try and get trains from different Railways when able.
I will try and keep the videos to a maximum of around 5 minutes in length, there will be exceptions, and the freight trains are cut in pieces to show the engines and the beginning/end of the train.
If you are interested to see the whole freight trains check out @FreightTrainsUncut.
The publishing schedule is every Friday at 3pm ET, for both channels.
Happy viewing railfans, and have an awesome day.
Video equipment used:
Camera: iPhone 13 Mini
Microphone: Canon DM-E100
While working throughout the USA I will try and get trains from different Railways when able.
I will try and keep the videos to a maximum of around 5 minutes in length, there will be exceptions, and the freight trains are cut in pieces to show the engines and the beginning/end of the train.
If you are interested to see the whole freight trains check out @FreightTrainsUncut.
The publishing schedule is every Friday at 3pm ET, for both channels.
Happy viewing railfans, and have an awesome day.
Video equipment used:
Camera: iPhone 13 Mini
Microphone: Canon DM-E100
Trains through Fort Worth Central
Hi there railfans.
Today you will see the passenger trains that use the station here in Fort Worth.
There are three passenger operators that I saw. TRE, TEXRail and Amtrak.
The TRE runs between Dallas Union Station and Fort Worth T&P Station.
The TEXRail runs between DFW airport and Fort Worth T&P Station.
Amtrak has two runs through Fort Worth. The Texas Eagle and the Heartland Flyer. The Texas Eagle runs between Chicago IL and San Antonio TX. The Heartland Flyer runs between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth and will show in this video.
Here are the engines and DMU types.
#569 is an EMD F59PHI with Bombardier Bi-Level coaches.
#103 DMU is a Stadler Flirt. #103 is one of 8 DMU's in use, 101-108.
#147 & #18 are GE P42DC's, with #147 looking pretty tired.
That is all for this week railfans. More to come next week and hope to see you then.
Have an awesome rest of your day.
Today you will see the passenger trains that use the station here in Fort Worth.
There are three passenger operators that I saw. TRE, TEXRail and Amtrak.
The TRE runs between Dallas Union Station and Fort Worth T&P Station.
The TEXRail runs between DFW airport and Fort Worth T&P Station.
Amtrak has two runs through Fort Worth. The Texas Eagle and the Heartland Flyer. The Texas Eagle runs between Chicago IL and San Antonio TX. The Heartland Flyer runs between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth and will show in this video.
Here are the engines and DMU types.
#569 is an EMD F59PHI with Bombardier Bi-Level coaches.
#103 DMU is a Stadler Flirt. #103 is one of 8 DMU's in use, 101-108.
#147 & #18 are GE P42DC's, with #147 looking pretty tired.
That is all for this week railfans. More to come next week and hope to see you then.
Have an awesome rest of your day.
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From Alaska to Texas
Переглядів 17221 годину тому
Hi there railfans. Todays video has some different trains that you have not seen on this channel before. Lets start off in Alaska at the Anchorage depot of the Alaska Railroad. Here you see 3 nice EMD SD70MAC's picking up some cars from the factory plant. Then we are moving south to Texas where you will see a TEXRail train arriving at Forth Worth station. These trains are diesel DMU's, with the...
Mixed freight through Franklin Park IL
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Hi there railfans. Todays trains are two mixed freight trains on the CPKC line through Franklin Park. Those of you reading the description with my videos will be able to guess which engine is my favorite of todays video. Train 1: #8163 GE AC4400CWM #4812 GE ES44AC (Mid DPU) Train 2: #8122 GE AC4400CWM #4056 EMD SD70ACe #8830 GE ES44AC #8151 GE AC4400CWM That is all for today railfans. Next week...
Amtrak and Metra through Riverside IL
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Hi there railfans. Today you will see a few Amtrak trains and some Metra trains, all at Riverside IL. As hinted in the description of last weeks video, the first train you see is Metra train 1260 being pushed on it's way to Chicago by engine #197, an EMD F40PHM-3. Next up are 3 Amtraks. The first one is AMTK 6 California Zephyr being pulled to Chicago by two GE P42DC's in Phase 5 colors. Next i...
2 black horses on the BNSF line
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Hi there railfans. The location today is Riverside IL on the BNSF/Metra line. Most trains on the line are the BNSF freight trains and the Metra trains, with some pulling Burlington Coaches. First up is a nice intermodal trains with a BNSF engine leading a NS engine. #6839 is a GE ES44C4 #7588 is a GE ES44DC Next up is a nice mixed freight with a NS engine leading a KCS (now CPKC) engine. #8132 ...
Metra and BNSF trough Riverside IL
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Hi there railfans. Today you will see some great trains on the Racetrack through Riverside. Again on the BNSF Line and you will see BNSF of course but also some Metra trains. First up is a nice mixed freight train with my favorite engine in the lead, and one at the end, an EMD SD70ACe. #8529 EMD SD70ACe #793 GE Dash 9 #9298 EMD SD70ACe Next up is the arrival of METX train 1229 from Chicago. #20...
Trains on "The Racetrack"
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Hi there railfans. Back at Riverside today. This is the BNSF line that runs through Riverside and is also used by Metra. There is no surprise then that the trains are BNSF and Metra. Enjoy the show. #6002 GE ES44AC #5260 GE Dash 9 / D9 44-CW #6753 GE ES44C4 #186 & #197, EMD F40PHM-3 #8272 GE ES44C4 #5228 & #4683, GE Dash 9's That's all for today, thanks for tuning in and see you back soon. Have...
Some nice passenger and freight trains
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Hi there railfans. Today you will see some train action in Riverside where the BNSF line runs through and is used by ofcourse BNSF but also Amtrak and Metra's BNSF line. But the fun starts in Florida's New Smyrna Beach, which is Florida East Coast Railway territory. First up FEC 105 in old and new colors for a good comparison between the two. #805 in the old colors and # 810 in the new colors. ...
Auto Train Blowing smoke & SunRail
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Hi there railfans. Today you will see some trains crossing the drawbridge over the St Johns River. First up are the SunRail trains with the MPI MP32PH-Q engines. The video is shot into the sun, which at this time is hiding behind the overpass, so you will see the dark side of the trains. The last one is the Amtrak Auto Train that just departed from the Sanford Amtrak Station. The Amtrak engines...
The happy colors of SunRail
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Hi there railfans. Today the journey visits two of my favorite locations to catch the SunRail trains. The first location is at the Winter Park station. A few times a day the northbound and southbound trains will arrive about the same time which gives for some good video moments. One of the perks of this location is the abundance of restaurants to choose from for lunch. The second location is at...
Amtrak's daily Silver Meteor service at Winter Park FL
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Hi there railfans. Today you will see both of Amtrak's daily Silver Meteors at Winter Park Florida. The 97 is the southbound Silver Meteor, New York-Miami where the 98 goes northbound, Miami-New York. Both trains today have the same consist setup. An old GE P42DC in the lead and the new Siemens ALC-42 trailing. Enjoy the video and thanks for checking in. Have an awesome rest of your day.
Amtrak & SunRail @ Winter Park, Florida
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Hi there railfans. Winter Park is todays location to catch some trains. You will see a few SunRail trains and one Amtrak. I still think SunRail has a very happy color scheme which really pops in the sunshine. At some hours of the schedule the northbound and southbound trains are due at the same time here at Winter Park which always gives a busy station vibe. All SunRail engines are MPI MP32PH-Q...
OLD & NEW on the Auto Train
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Hi there railfans. Today some more action in Mid Florida. To be precise, Orange City just southeast of Blue Spring State Park. You will see the Amtrak Auto Train surrounded by some sweet SunRail trains. All the SunRail engines are MP MPI32PH-Q's The Amtrak Auto Train is lead today by a new Siemens Charger ALC-42 and an older GE P40DC in trail. Do you like the special advertisement coaches as on...
3 engines on the Amtrak 53 Auto Train
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3 engines on the Amtrak 53 Auto Train
KATO N-Scale GE-ES44C4 - TCS K1D4 DCC Decoder Install
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KATO N-Scale GE-ES44C4 - TCS K1D4 DCC Decoder Install
Amtrak and SunRail at Orange City & DeBary FL
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Amtrak and SunRail at Orange City & DeBary FL
Side POV on Metra 109 "Union Station - Schiller Park"
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Side POV on Metra 109 "Union Station - Schiller Park"
Glen Ellyn train action and a caboose
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Glen Ellyn train action and a caboose
Metra Yard, FEC and CP, watch till the end.
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Metra Yard, FEC and CP, watch till the end.
Some of the usual suspects in Florida...
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Some of the usual suspects in Florida...
FEC, SunRail and Amtrak with "The Beast"
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FEC, SunRail and Amtrak with "The Beast"
Excelente Video 🚂🚂🛤🎳
@@johnmuller5403 thanks John. Appreciate the comment. 👍🏻
Beautiful Loco and Happy to See Loco in Black Color Happy to be Ur New Subscriber from Tamil Nadu ,India
@@travelunion10 I see you found my other channel as well, welcome. I appreciate your comments. 👍🏻
Nice Captures bro
@@travelunion10 thanks mate. 👍🏻
A helping hand from a good neighbor. . .what a catch!!
@@rickyates3510 as I was told, Amtrak was doing some maintenance for SunRail and had to do some testing… 👍🏻
You brightened my day again, keep up the great work Rene!
@@rickyates3510 any time. Thanks for keeping track of my videos. 👍🏻
I like trains and when you will do Tri rail video at south Florida ?
@THEMORTEMREX23966 yeah, trains are cool. I will be in Miami at the end of the month it looks like, I hope I get some time to get some trains. Thanks for posting. 👍🏻
@@RailfanRene no problem
Nice. This was quite a variety, and I love seeing the Herzog train (used to see it near where I used to live). But why trim out sections of the trains?
@@SouthernWXMedia thanks for watching the video and leaving a comment, always appreciated. I trim the sections of freight trains to keep it more interesting for many viewers that don’t want to watch the lengthy freight trains. But… I have another channel, Freight Trains Uncut, where you can see the freight trains in full length. The Herzog train is on there too. 👍🏻
@@RailfanRene No problem. Thanks for letting me know about the extra videos.
Hello--thank you for this. What camera did you mount on the train?
@@Mrshyguy775 thank you for visiting and leaving a comment. The camera used is a RunCam 5 Orange. I am changing the track again since I now can use the whole room. The idea is the same, only bigger. Still no scenery, just trains and track. Stay tuned for updates. 👍🏻
Great job. The best installation video I have seen. Thanks for posting.
@@rtrjmk5 thanks for the compliment. Comments like this keep me going. 👍🏻
That is a beautiful layout René, well done! I would spend hours in there no doubt! Question for you: At the 4:20 mark of the video, there are four box cars 5 tracks to the side, what model/brand are they? They look awesome!
Thanks Olivier. The cars you are asking about are Amtrak auto racks made by Kato. I took the track down again, everything. I now have the whole room to use so I am upgrading to a bigger U shaped table. Planning two levels with two huge reverse loops and again NO scenery just playing fun. Stay tuned for updates, will be a while though. Thanks for the comment.
@@RailfanRene Thanks René! Looked those up they are very rare, few listings for $ 300 for the 4 cars! But there are CP and CN rail versions that look just as nice, also Kato for less than $100 for the 4. They are identical except for the markings. Looking forward to see the next edition! Are you thinking helix(s)?
@ the CP and CN autoracks are the latest released by Kato so they are still available everywhere. Depending on your geographical area you might try google and still find some Amtrak autoracks for the normal price. I Googled the Amtrak autoracks and still found some for the normal price. I’m not sure yet how to do my new track, one helix might be an option, still playing with some ideas.
Great video
@@moonoink thanks mate. 👍🏻
I love the layout a lot!!! I actually just got into N scale myself! What track planning software where you using? There’s none I know of that have Unitrack on them
Thanks for the message. I use RailModeller Pro, it's not free but it's the only one I could find that runs on Apple. It does have all the Kato N scale track pieces on there. I am changing the track again, I now have the whole room so it will be a little larger and U shaped. Stay tuned for updates.
Awesome
Thanks OJ.
When you will do tri rail video ?
@THEMORTEMREX23966 maybe early January but it will not be a lot. Just don’t go to the area enough at the moment. Thanks for the post. 👍🏻
@ no problem
Kato makes changing your mind easy and fun
@@davebnsfnscale4433 it sure does make it easy and fun. Good thing because I’m changing again. I have now more space in the room and I will make it on a huge u table. Stand by for updates.
Why so much track? It's going to make building any sort of scenery very difficult.
@@gulflines1960 you have good point. But, there will be no scenery on this track. It will be a play track only. And, I’ve just got the news I can have the whole room so the track will be expanded. And guess what, still no scenery, It’s just the way I like it… 😁 Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. 👍🏻
Love your layout. It’s all about function but it can always be changed if you feel like adding scenery. With all those nice engines, I’d go more for operation as well.
@@glensword2590 thanks Glen. I just took the whole track and table down. I got the whole room now… So now the table will be U shaped and track will be bigger but based on the same principle, too much track and no scenery. Just an operational track. Updates to follow. Thanks for the comment. 👍🏻
awesome track layout
@@caviarshower thanks Paul. Short update coming soon. Thanks for the comment. 👍🏻
Nice catches mate!
@@RandomRailfan828 thanks man. 👍🏻
Very Nice Rene
Thanks mate...
Great! Lots of track, if you just want to watch trains, but not much room for any scenery or real purpose.
@@TSmith-ns45 correct. No scenery needed. It’s designed for a purpose, to make long trains and run them, break em apart, built a new one and run that etc. There will be a second level in the future with a massive reverse loop but let’s see if I can finish the first level first, it has 2 large reverse loops so I should be able to run 2 decent sized trains at the same time. Thanks for leaving a comment. 👍🏻
Very Nice Rene
@@OleanderJunction thanks OJ. 👍🏻
Nice catch!
Nice catches man!
@@RandomRailfan828 thanks mate. I always like Winter Park. And there is a good Indian food place nearby. 👍🏻
😮
Nice
I liked the first one very much. In facts they were all great!
@@rickyates3510 thanks Rick. The first one is kind of cool indeed. 👍🏻
The cab shape is different
Bingo, well spotted. Thanks for the comment.
Buen video 😊
@@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg muchas gracias. 👍🏻
Is Glen Ellyn a quiet zone because they don’t honk but I don’t see a no train horn sign
@@DaBigColinTheRailfanman I’m not sure if it’s a quit zone or not. There is no honking for sure. It’s pretty built up there so it wouldn’t surprise me if it is a quiet zone. Thanks for the comment 👍🏻
@@RailfanRene interesting thanks for clarification
Excellent video my friends awesome 😊
👍🏻👊
Do these trains pass by often?
@@Emilio-fb4em mostly up to 2 in the morning on the way out and they come back in the afternoon early evening. There are occasionally some extra trains but not sure on what schedule they are. It’s not a very busy movement area for sure.
I had planned to shoot the same videos but. . .I had to have a quad by-pass. I'm home now and enjoying your great videos again. Keep up your great work Rene`!! Maybe we'll meet up track side one day in the future. . .
@@rickyates3510 I hope you are doing well Rick and a speedy recovery. We can always arrange a meet if you like, just let me know. Thanks for posting a comment. 👍🏻
They forgot somebody and had to go back for them!
@@billmccomb4629 isn’t that the best service or what…
Excellent video my friends awesome 😮like 👍🏻 and Greeting 🙋 😊
@@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg thank you mucho. 👍🏻 😁
And?
because he likes trains? duh
@@Epoka_Pociagi 🤣🤣
@@mk3cortinapaul The fact that you don't like trains doesn't have to impose your will on others. If someone likes trains, let them like it, what is your problem?
@@mk3cortinapaul And? Does that mean you didn’t like, subscribe and turned on notifications???? That’s just rude dude… 🤣 thanks for the comment, we have a conversation going. 👍🏻
@Epoka_Pociagi who said I dont like trains. Don't assume. I'm imposing on no one. I was waiting for something to happen. The laughing faces were for you , defending the train vid. You are obviously a train enthusiast. Calm down. You seem to have the problem. 🤭
Love it! interesting to see the difference between frieght in Germany and here in the USA, where i live. ❤🚂
Yeah it sure is nice to see the differences. Most freight trains are now full electric so way more quiet than in the US. Less impressive but better for the surroundings I guess. Also there is no horns being blown. Thanks for the comment.
More updates please
More updates coming soon. The track design has changed, check out the latest video for the updated track design, if not already done so. I just received a new camera and have to raise the highest point of the track a little for the next update. 👍
Would you like to see more of these side view videos? I received a request to do one, let me know in the comments. 👍🏻
Yes
@@tyhik9338 thanks for the reply. Let’s see what I can do. 👍🏻
@@RailfanRene cool
What is Metra 109?
109 is the train number on the schedule. It departs Union Station at 4:25pm to Antioch. Hope that clears things up a bit. Thanks for the post. 👍🏻
Very nice!
@@OleanderJunction thanks oj. 👍🏻
Great catches there mate!
@@RandomRailfan828 thanks mate.
Excellent video my friends 😊awesome 😮
@@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg gracias amigo. 👍🏻
Nice catch man!
@@RandomRailfan828 👍🏻
👇🏻 like if you saw airplanes
@@keniaaguirrez7526 there are indeed some airplanes around that area… 👍🏻
Not sure how many of my fellow ferroequinologists are going to get this reference, but..."WILDERNESS!"
@@hyperpowerfulform5132 at least you made me pick the brains of the online dictionary… 👍🏻
Nice catches there mate!
It’s always nice to rail around Chicago, too many trains around. 👍🏻
North Central Service
@@Nvideofilms it sure is. Thanks for the comment. 👍🏻
Nice catches there mate!
@@RandomRailfan828 thanks mate. 👍🏻
Excellent video my friends awesome 👍🏻 fantatic locomotive Greeting 😊🙋🏻♂️💪🏼
@@MarcelosalivaTRENESArg muchas gracias amigo. 👍🏻