As someone with profound hearing loss, it is wonderful to hear such clear, precise narration. No mumbly words or fast cadences. That is greatly appreciated and because of this quality, I learned a lot. Super camera work, especially the pacing scene and the canopy of trees does, indeed, make for some super scenery. Lots of CSX's old grey units are looking rusty and beleagured nowadays, but most of them in this video look washed.
Your videos are simply so awesome ! The amount of detail, the journey to the trains, the commentaries, the sound, the visuals.. just wow! Thank you so much for your time and willing to share what you experience with everybody ! And thank you so much for all the extra information you provide, makes my day to hear your voice!
Distant Signal, honestly in my area, I hear a lot of trains in my area and the reason on why I hear a bunch of trains is because it is a double track main, and at attridge rd in Churchville, NY, when a train gets on the west shore sub, I know that there is a limited clear signal. Since I used that how to read signals video, I know that trains getting on the west shore sub near my house get a limited clear.
Danny...every time i hear the trains..your voice narrating..i think of that great song.."City of New Orleans"..just so mournful and full of nostalgia...thank you for such great videos...
When I lived in Tallahassee I would fan that line and you brought back a few fun spots I had forgotten about. Great stuff as always buddy and thanks for having us aboard.
I've seen spring switches around before, mostly on ex-DMIR trackage, but I've never sen a switch indicator bounce between red and green like that. I'm guessing that's because iron ore cars (DMIR's staple freight) are only 25 feet long and the points can't bounce back with a wheelbase that short. I did see an indicator stick on red after a train cleared once, so the next train to approach it would have to stop and inspect that switch before proceeding. I would guess that that siding is probably older than 1993, though. I'm not sure when US&S stopped making those cool old colorlight signals, but it was probably before then
Whenever I had to do a meet at a manual siding, it was common courtesy for the conductor of the train holding the main to Stop at the other end and line it back for the main so the other train's conductor didn't have to walk a whole train. Of course there were the occasional times that the dispatcher did not want us stopping for any reason, short of a safety issue / emergency. But in cases where the meets were restricted to 10 MPH, a quick stop to line a switch was no big deal and saved time for everyone else. Kudos on the video Danny.
Danny, Excellent job on this video and on all of your train videos to-date. Your narration of what the viewer is seeing is top notch. I really appreciate the maps you have included to see where you are at and/ or what you are describing ... very beneficial. I also enjoyed your explanation of the operation of a spring switch in live action along with the constant changing of the signal at the same time. Keep up the excellent train videos and I am looking forward to your next one. Thank you. John
Another wonderful video. Learned of the spring switch and Douglas City, both of which I wasn't aware. LOve the footage and the sound. Made my day. Thanks Danny & son.
Sorry you got stuck on the wrong side of the siding. Stuff like that happens to me occasionally too. Also, thanks for showing that spring switch - that is really cool!
Danny, thank you so much for this video. I have never seen a diamond before and after watching this episode my fiance and I drove from Dothan AL to Cottondale to see this very one. It was so cool to be standing there seeing what we just watched on your video! We even saw a train with 6 Union Pacific Locos running East to West on the Gulf wind route. We then saw the same train out in Chipley, FL. Thank you for your videos, we love them. Don't have FB or I'd leave you a comment there.
Don't know how I missed this one, but, wow! One of my faves! You are suited for the long form, Danny. I could sit here all day watching your catches and listening to your stories. So thankful that you share your passion and knowledge, and that you've exceptional skills for this medium. Keep on keepin' on, Danny!
Awesome as usual Danny!!!! Your videos are second to none! Just your knowledge of the whole system is so amazing. I can watch your videos for hours on end!!!!!
You have an awesome channel here! I really enjoy watching, and today I learned something new! I've never heard of a spring switch before! Very ingenious!
Thank you for the awesome vids. I live in New England and understand the ops around here, but the amount of info you include in your videos makes me feel right at home and your narration is perfect, it is not just info it is educational. I love the background history and the understanding of the traffic patterns and dispatcher's moves. Thank You
Hey Mr harmon. Love your videos. I just ns 137 on my route. Columbus ga to Birmingham Alabama with ex bnsf sd70mac and i notice the spring switch as it was crossing to the main. Nice action that switch! Nice videos once again. [Csx] 😀
That was a fantastic vid, Danny. I really enjoyed the bit about the spring switch. I've never seen one in action. As a side note I noticed a Leslie five chime mounted on the top of the SD70 at 8:21. Great work!
I love this stuff on the details of what it takes to a railroad function. Danny your great narration is clear as a bell. And accompanying video is technically excellent. Thank you for your effort.
Nice to see you in my neck of the woods. I'm in Tallahassee and was working the day you came into town. Would have been great to meet the voice of Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Keep up the excellent work :-)
Excellent, informative! Photography and narrative equal to each other in quality! Learned a great deal from this one video! We had spring switches on the Chicago Transit Authority system, and I understood them in principle, but this is really illustrative. Intriguing mechanical interconnection with its signal.
Just discovered this one now...great footage. I love Florida and go yearly to visit my son in Port Orange. Probably moving down soon. Can't wait to do more railfanning there.
When I was a young lad (circa 1960) we would drive US 90 from Jax to Tallahassee all the time. I would just watch the tracks and the signals to see what is coming or going. It was a three hour trip, but the time just flew by as I kept looking for SAL trains. Went down to Woodville (south of Tally) and they had an SAL spur at that time. I played on those tracks (long before I knew better). That spur is now a rec trail. Danny, Thanks for the memories.
''4 Thumbs Down'' ?????????? How could one NOT like these videos ???!!!! I'm up here in Connecticut, enjoying your videos immensely --- Especially the 6 done about how to read track signals. Can't thank you enough for that, Danny !!!! muah !!!
Agree. Danny makes the best train videos on UA-cam. His knowledge is spot on. I'm a retired career railroader, and he knows as much as any employee. Most foamers are wrong on half the stuff they post. Not Danny. Keep up the good work Danny
They're very common in the mid and western United States. As stated in the video, they save time and money and lots of walking. But they can also be problematic, which is likely why the switch position indicator was installed. I don't think he really pointed it out in the video about spring switches, but the "spring" action only happens when trailing the switch, out of the siding. If you were to come up on the point of the switch, you'd still have to get out and throw it like normal, and then set it back after you were in the siding.
Thank You, When I Was Smaller I Did Not Know Anything About Trains. And Now I Know So Much From This Channel And All The Info You Provide So Again, Thanks And Keep Up The Good Work!
Tallahassee native here. Loved seeing those beautiful wooded shots around the Lipona yard. If you want some faster traffic, you might try your luck at Weems Road and Chaires Cross Road crossings.
Awesome video Danny! You are in my neck of the woods now. I work in Quincy, live five miles from Chattahoochee in the edge of Georgia. Can you imagine the wait times before they built that flyover at Chattahoochee yard. You could set there for up to an hour waiting on the train to move. I know my dad lives just south of Chattahoochee. I also like to catch trains pulling the grade out of Chattahoochee either on Atwater Road, or in Mt. Pleasant. Those coal trains can struggle pretty good with that grade, at least for Florida anyways. I have sat watched many a train in Douglas City and never knew why they were going so slow coming out of the siding. Now i know.
Great stuff as always and the greatest view of the spring switch in action you referenced to in earlier videos Sir....The audience can’t wait for another one I will speculate at this juncture...
A week day would be best!! The main train that runs to dothan is a nightly train but you can find local runs to the mill, chemical plant and port, etc. everyday and even on Saturday’s alot of the time!! It’s a great little short line with a lot of history so if you ever get around to panama and need some information I’d be glad to help..keep up the great videos!!!
That was cool! I have never seen a spring switch before. Awesome video. You give me so many ideas of places to visit when I have time to go rail fanning.
Enjoyed watching this video very much Danny. I appreciate your enthusiasm with trains. And, my wife, her twin sister, and I had a great lunch at Dee Dee's Diner in Ocala two weeks ago. Didn't see any trains come through while we were there, but we enjoyed the atmosphere.
Nice video, Danny! It's especially enjoyable watching it from the Grey White North here in Michigan. Your ventures take me on a little warm weather break from the cold this time of year.
I haven't seen a switch go front and back. Love your video's. ☺☺🚂🚂🚂🚂🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚂
I have enjoyed watching your videos. I have a couple of things I wanted to add that you may not be aware of. Chattahoochee, FL has a second CSX yard where crew changes and passing takes place. It is the old Apalachicola Northern Yard. The Yard is own by Genesee & Wyoming but leased to CSX. ANRR still makes deliveries and pick ups there once or twice a week (to and from CSX). As for the Bay Line RR, there are several others that are served almost daily besides the paper mill and Arizona Chem. The Panama City Port is serviced daily. The steel pipe cars you saw my have came from the PC Port. There are several other products that go in and out of the port daily. I will leave the rest to you to investigate if you wish. Keep up the good work.
Awesome spring switch. My uncle used to work for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authorities(SEPTA) and he got me in the cab of one. I got to run it about 50 yards. We to a train back to Reading Terminal in Philadelphia and that is where we rode over a switch showing normal and it was awesome.
Hey Danny, as a new subscriber, I like all of your videos that I have seen so far. Especially this one with the spring switch! I have been reading Trains and Model Railroader magazines for many years now. I have heard of spring switches but I have never
seen one in operation before. Thanks for the excellent videos. Keep up the good work. Guy Franks P.S. I pushed send before I could finish my other comment.
Always nice to see another video from you. I love your professional commentary. That spring switch is really interesting, but that sharp clunk makes me not want to get my fingers in the way, haha.
I’m also a big fan of mixed freight trains! It’s the unpredictable factor of what freight car may come next and what’s it’s carrying makes rail fanning so exciting!
Excellent video, I caught that first train with the 3 BNSF engines here in Pensacola Florida on November 22 2017. Title of video is (BNSF In Pensacola)
I'm 63 years old and feel like Danny H. is my grandpa. Great train videos. I have learned much. Thank you.
As someone with profound hearing loss, it is wonderful to hear such clear, precise narration. No mumbly words or fast cadences. That is greatly appreciated and because of this quality, I learned a lot.
Super camera work, especially the pacing scene and the canopy of trees does, indeed, make for some super scenery.
Lots of CSX's old grey units are looking rusty and beleagured nowadays, but most of them in this video look washed.
Its always great to come back to this video and remember how it used to be
As a retired engineer found it very interesting thanks for your videos Danny merv
Thanks very much. Yes, this is one of my favorite videos.
Your videos are simply so awesome ! The amount of detail, the journey to the trains, the commentaries, the sound, the visuals.. just wow! Thank you so much for your time and willing to share what you experience with everybody !
And thank you so much for all the extra information you provide, makes my day to hear your voice!
Thank you very much. Comments like yours make all the effort worthwhile. Very glad you enjoyed it.
Distant Signal, honestly in my area, I hear a lot of trains in my area and the reason on why I hear a bunch of trains is because it is a double track main, and at attridge rd in Churchville, NY, when a train gets on the west shore sub, I know that there is a limited clear signal. Since I used that how to read signals video, I know that trains getting on the west shore sub near my house get a limited clear.
Never seen a spring switch before. Very interesting!
Same here! Ingenius design to save time!
Same here.
Add me to the list of those who have never seen one. Simply amazing ... and clever
@@walterryan4062 and shoe leather !!!
They use spring switches on Tramways.
Wow! You have a driver now. You are moving up in the world. Thanks to you and your son for another great video.
Danny, your rail fan videos are by far the best, ALWAYS looking forward to the next one!
I like mixed freights too because of the variety… great catch on the pipe flats!!!
Danny glad to see you and you son got spend quality time on a shade hobby
Danny...every time i hear the trains..your voice narrating..i think of that great song.."City of New Orleans"..just so mournful and full of nostalgia...thank you for such great videos...
Wow! That's handsome praise indeed. Many thanks, Rich!
When I lived in Tallahassee I would fan that line and you brought back a few fun spots I had forgotten about. Great stuff as always buddy and thanks for having us aboard.
Thank you for the Spring Switch Education!
I've seen spring switches around before, mostly on ex-DMIR trackage, but I've never sen a switch indicator bounce between red and green like that. I'm guessing that's because iron ore cars (DMIR's staple freight) are only 25 feet long and the points can't bounce back with a wheelbase that short. I did see an indicator stick on red after a train cleared once, so the next train to approach it would have to stop and inspect that switch before proceeding. I would guess that that siding is probably older than 1993, though. I'm not sure when US&S stopped making those cool old colorlight signals, but it was probably before then
What a truly awesome video! Keep up the good work Danny! That spring switch is truly something you don’t see everyday.
I'm not what you'd call an avid rail fan, but I certainly enjoy these videos and the professionalism that goes into the production!
Whenever I had to do a meet at a manual siding, it was common courtesy for the conductor of the train holding the main to Stop at the other end and line it back for the main so the other train's conductor didn't have to walk a whole train. Of course there were the occasional times that the dispatcher did not want us stopping for any reason, short of a safety issue / emergency. But in cases where the meets were restricted to 10 MPH, a quick stop to line a switch was no big deal and saved time for everyone else.
Kudos on the video Danny.
Danny,
Excellent job on this video and on all of your train videos to-date. Your narration of what the viewer is seeing is top notch. I really appreciate the maps you have included to see where you are at and/ or what you are describing ... very beneficial. I also enjoyed your explanation of the operation of a spring switch in live action along with the constant changing of the signal at the same time. Keep up the excellent train videos and I am looking forward to your next one. Thank you.
John
Another wonderful video. Learned of the spring switch and Douglas City, both of which I wasn't aware. LOve the footage and the sound. Made my day. Thanks Danny & son.
Great video as always! Glad to see all of the old signal set-ups still working on that line!
Railfa n Danny's videos are always packed with educational information!
Love those older signals!
I always learn something new and interesting in your videos. That spring switch/signal combo was really cool!
Thanks James.
Sorry you got stuck on the wrong side of the siding. Stuff like that happens to me occasionally too. Also, thanks for showing that spring switch - that is really cool!
Really enjoy your videos, I have learned quite a bit about the railroad equipment. Keep up the great work. PS. Watching the videos is very relaxing.
Danny, thank you so much for this video. I have never seen a diamond before and after watching this episode my fiance and I drove from Dothan AL to Cottondale to see this very one. It was so cool to be standing there seeing what we just watched on your video! We even saw a train with 6 Union Pacific Locos running East to West on the Gulf wind route. We then saw the same train out in Chipley, FL. Thank you for your videos, we love them. Don't have FB or I'd leave you a comment there.
Thank you so much, Didi! I'm so happy you got to see Cottondale and then that massive train at Chipley. All the best!
Don't know how I missed this one, but, wow! One of my faves! You are suited for the long form, Danny. I could sit here all day watching your catches and listening to your stories. So thankful that you share your passion and knowledge, and that you've exceptional skills for this medium. Keep on keepin' on, Danny!
You always get the best catches! Wow.
Awesome as usual Danny!!!! Your videos are second to none! Just your knowledge of the whole system is so amazing. I can watch your videos for hours on end!!!!!
Very interesting video. Especially seeing a “spring switch” in action. I’ve heard of them before but have never seen one in action. Very cool
You have an awesome channel here! I really enjoy watching, and today I learned something new! I've never heard of a spring switch before! Very ingenious!
I've only been watching for a couple of weeks but I have quadrupled my knowledge of railroading. Thanks so much.
Mr. Harmon, all your videos are great. Keep it up!
Thank you for the awesome vids. I live in New England and understand the ops around here, but the amount of info you include in your videos makes me feel right at home and your narration is perfect, it is not just info it is educational. I love the background history and the understanding of the traffic patterns and dispatcher's moves. Thank You
Hey Mr harmon. Love your videos. I just ns 137 on my route. Columbus ga to Birmingham Alabama with ex bnsf sd70mac and i notice the spring switch as it was crossing to the main. Nice action that switch! Nice videos once again. [Csx] 😀
4:46 I looked up the game results and Florida State won 77-6.
Delaware State is a FCS team, not a FBS team.
Very cool video! I love seeing interesting train movements!
That was a fantastic vid, Danny. I really enjoyed the bit about the spring switch. I've never seen one in action. As a side note I noticed a Leslie five chime mounted on the top of the SD70 at 8:21. Great work!
Another great video Danny. Loved the close ups of the diamond and the spring switch especially. Don’t know how I missed this video after 5 years.
Always liked your videos. Very interesting today. Can't wait for your next one. Thank you.
I love this stuff on the details of what it takes to a railroad function.
Danny your great narration is clear as a bell. And accompanying video is technically excellent. Thank you for your effort.
Top drawer old boy , carry on and all that ! Give us more !!
Always enjoy your videos and commentaries. Keep 'em coming!
Nice to see you in my neck of the woods. I'm in Tallahassee and was working the day you came into town. Would have been great to meet the voice of Fox 13 Tampa Bay. Keep up the excellent work :-)
Great educational video. First time seeing a spring switch in action!
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Your son Robert is such a good guy to do railfanning with
Interesting video. I learnt a lot of american railroading. Thank you very much. Greetings from Germany.
Mixed freight is my favorite too. Love it. These videos are amazing.
Loved the video. The spring switch portion was very interesting. Nicely done.
Job well done thanks for sharing your Railfan adventure with us take care my friend
Excellent, informative! Photography and narrative equal to each other in quality! Learned a great deal from this one video! We had spring switches on the Chicago Transit Authority system, and I understood them in principle, but this is really illustrative. Intriguing mechanical interconnection with its signal.
Just discovered this one now...great footage. I love Florida and go yearly to visit my son in Port Orange. Probably moving down soon. Can't wait to do more railfanning there.
When I was a young lad (circa 1960) we would drive US 90 from Jax to Tallahassee all the time. I would just watch the tracks and the signals to see what is coming or going. It was a three hour trip, but the time just flew by as I kept looking for SAL trains. Went down to Woodville (south of Tally) and they had an SAL spur at that time. I played on those tracks (long before I knew better). That spur is now a rec trail. Danny, Thanks for the memories.
''4 Thumbs Down'' ?????????? How could one NOT like these videos ???!!!! I'm up here in Connecticut, enjoying your videos immensely --- Especially the 6 done about how to read track signals. Can't thank you enough for that, Danny !!!! muah !!!
As always great presentation. Never saw a spring switch in action. Thanks for the great catch!
Love this guy. The best train guy in the business.
Agree. Danny makes the best train videos on UA-cam. His knowledge is spot on. I'm a retired career railroader, and he knows as much as any employee. Most foamers are wrong on half the stuff they post. Not Danny. Keep up the good work Danny
Always a great video and always informative. A spring switch - who would have thought.
Hunter Harrison was the worst thing to ever happen to railroading.. possibly. But your videos are great!
Excellent video man. I always enjoy when you shoot the Tallahassee line
WoW ! I was unaware of a spring switch ! Thank you for sharing !
Thanks for your comment! Yes, first time I'd ever seen one on a main line.
They're very common in the mid and western United States. As stated in the video, they save time and money and lots of walking. But they can also be problematic, which is likely why the switch position indicator was installed.
I don't think he really pointed it out in the video about spring switches, but the "spring" action only happens when trailing the switch, out of the siding. If you were to come up on the point of the switch, you'd still have to get out and throw it like normal, and then set it back after you were in the siding.
Thank You, When I Was Smaller I Did Not Know Anything About Trains. And Now I Know So Much From This Channel And All The Info You Provide So Again, Thanks And Keep Up The Good Work!
That info on the spring switch' is a detail new to me. Thanks teacher!
Tallahassee native here. Loved seeing those beautiful wooded shots around the Lipona yard. If you want some faster traffic, you might try your luck at Weems Road and Chaires Cross Road crossings.
Thanks! Yes, I'm going to try Weems and Chaires siding next time I'm up there.
Very cool seeing the Cotton Belt boxcar!!
Awesome video Danny! You are in my neck of the woods now. I work in Quincy, live five miles from Chattahoochee in the edge of Georgia. Can you imagine the wait times before they built that flyover at Chattahoochee yard. You could set there for up to an hour waiting on the train to move. I know my dad lives just south of Chattahoochee. I also like to catch trains pulling the grade out of Chattahoochee either on Atwater Road, or in Mt. Pleasant. Those coal trains can struggle pretty good with that grade, at least for Florida anyways. I have sat watched many a train in Douglas City and never knew why they were going so slow coming out of the siding. Now i know.
Wow!I am always looking forward to see yourt videos. Absolutely first class!!!
Thanks Ollie!
Great stuff as always and the greatest view of the spring switch in action you referenced to in earlier videos Sir....The audience can’t wait for another one I will speculate at this juncture...
Thanks Todd
I really enjoy your videos. They are so neat and fun to watch. And you explain everything so well. Thanks for the video. 👍👍👍❤️
very cool. awesome power and lashup's. awesome catches.
this is simply GREAT televison that is entertaining ot watch for some strange reason
Awesome videos!!! Love them, especially this one since my home railroad (The Bay Line in Panama City) is talked about..Keep up the great work!!!!
Thanks! Yes, I hope to get back up there and do some shooting on The Bay Line. Guess that will need to be a weekday though.
A week day would be best!! The main train that runs to dothan is a nightly train but you can find local runs to the mill, chemical plant and port, etc. everyday and even on Saturday’s alot of the time!! It’s a great little short line with a lot of history so if you ever get around to panama and need some information I’d be glad to help..keep up the great videos!!!
That was cool! I have never seen a spring switch before. Awesome video. You give me so many ideas of places to visit when I have time to go rail fanning.
Thanks very much Dana! Yeah that spring switch was unreal. Never seen one on a main line before.
Great video. Really great. Thank you.
Enjoyed watching this video very much Danny. I appreciate your enthusiasm with trains. And, my wife, her twin sister, and I had a great lunch at Dee Dee's Diner in Ocala two weeks ago. Didn't see any trains come through while we were there, but we enjoyed the atmosphere.
Good video of a spring switch Danny.
That Douglas city switch is one of a kind . First time I have ever seen one
loving your videos. love the commentary and the footage both. the way you speak you sound like a news anchor.
Nice video, Danny! It's especially enjoyable watching it from the Grey White North here in Michigan. Your ventures take me on a little warm weather break from the cold this time of year.
Glad we could be of service, Troy. Hope you have a white Christmas!
And hopefully, you'll film more of what happens over your warm and green Christmas. Ha!
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I have enjoyed watching your videos. I have a couple of things I wanted to add that you may not be aware of. Chattahoochee, FL has a second CSX yard where crew changes and passing takes place. It is the old Apalachicola Northern Yard. The Yard is own by Genesee & Wyoming but leased to CSX. ANRR still makes deliveries and pick ups there once or twice a week (to and from CSX). As for the Bay Line RR, there are several others that are served almost daily besides the paper mill and Arizona Chem. The Panama City Port is serviced daily. The steel pipe cars you saw my have came from the PC Port. There are several other products that go in and out of the port daily. I will leave the rest to you to investigate if you wish. Keep up the good work.
That's great info, Joseph. Do you live in the panhandle? I'm planning a trip back up there this summer and plan to shoot both the AN and The Bay Line.
Awesome spring switch. My uncle used to work for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authorities(SEPTA) and he got me in the cab of one. I got to run it about 50 yards. We to a train back to Reading Terminal in Philadelphia and that is where we rode over a switch showing normal and it was awesome.
CSXT 2640 was up in Michigan back in 2016. Was used alot in Wyoming Yard in Grand Rapids and some in Ensel Yard in Lansing.
Dude you make the best videos, very informative, and on point, thanks, please keep them coming
I Love Train's ! *Appreciate That's*
Thank you very much for Awesome Great Works !!
Hey Danny, as a new subscriber, I like all of your videos that I have seen so far. Especially this one with the spring switch! I have been reading Trains and Model Railroader magazines for many years now. I have heard of spring switches but I have never
seen one in operation before. Thanks for the excellent videos. Keep up the good work. Guy Franks P.S. I pushed send before I could finish my other comment.
that was a excellent video Danny Harmon.
Wow another awesome video man you do the best Thanks stay safe
Very interesting video Danny, I especially like seeing the signaling and operation and explanation of the old spring switch.
Always nice to see another video from you. I love your professional commentary. That spring switch is really interesting, but that sharp clunk makes me not want to get my fingers in the way, haha.
Most appreciated. Yeah, you don't want to have any fingers or toes near one of those things!
Spring switch, very handy it seems. Then again, that would be the job for the man in the caboose in the old days.
Saw-By! Also called a sawbuck I think. Cool vid Danny! Cheers, Dan
Since I was a kid I have always been a of trains. I now live by the train tracks
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Danny. From Washington Court House, Ohio
I’m also a big fan of mixed freight trains! It’s the unpredictable factor of what freight car may come next and what’s it’s carrying makes rail fanning so exciting!
Great video with fantastic commentary.
Love your video, wish I knew about them when I had family in Sanford. some location I recognize from my trackside wandering. Keep up the great work.
you do awesome video's Distant Signal :)
also that rail line should be 2 main tracks and hope-ly amtrak runs trains on that rail line again soon !!!!!
Excellent video, I caught that first train with the 3 BNSF engines here in Pensacola Florida on November 22 2017. Title of video is (BNSF In Pensacola)
Another great video, educational too. Thanks Danny!!!