I’ve been watching for years and to have nearly a 20 minute video is like watching a 2 hour movie from you. How you describe everything that’s going on with the trains and the environment is amazing. And your cinematic are top tier. I’m glad I came across your channel years back.
Mr. Harmon...I live up here in frosty Columbus, Ohio and presently a returning railfan to the hobby after a lengthy absence. I was active until the national disaster of 9/11 created such an air of paranoia that it became difficult to revisit my favorite spots without a possible visit from law enforcement or at least a troubled expression and bark from rail employees. Anyway, I am just returning to the hobby, updating magazine subscriptions, preparing to buy my new rail radio, and trying to relearn Central Ohio railroading. I discovered your series of videos and I just have to say that I immensely enjoy your efforts. The filming is exquisite, especially the drone photography, but what really shines is the education about railroading that I receive with every video. Your knowledge and understanding of railroading is just a treat! I want to know what these trains are carrying, who they serve, how rail companies number trains, how they switch cars, the technology of the business, the language of their radio chatter, and so on. Please understand that you have gathered an audience that truly appreciates your work! BTW.....does your wife join you on these excursions? And lastly, are you a model railroader as well?
Thanks very much, Stephen. Please don't be afraid to go railfanning around railroad tracks. Just be sure to stay on public property and you should be fine. I'm gratified that these videos have helped you in the hobby. No. Not a modeler. I only have time for one hobby. Ha!
@@distantsignal You're mean, Danny. Here, in North Western Montana, there's, about, 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground. And, I have to go the grocery store.
I knew that was not just a normal voice. Had to be commercial. I was right. Chrome Paint Perfected. April 23rd 2013. Took me awhile to find that. From up in north west Georgia thank's for the video's.
Amazing job once again Danny. Headed down your way this week for the RV Show down in Tampa. Sharing my coffee on a Sunday Morning with Danny after a long 24 hour shift at the Fire Station is a great way to start any day. Keep up the great work Danny.
Hi Danny! Having dispatcher controlled switches would make switching of industrial customers SO much easier on the conductor. In some cases when I worked for a Shortline, having engines on both ends made it easier as well, so you didn’t have to run around the train, or make long shoving moves. Since most of us road crews were qualified as engineers and conductors, we could switch roles when it was convenient. Drop off one man, make the cut and shove the cars in. A LOT less walking and faster. Here in Louiville there is at least one slug set working Osborn yard. I’ve seen it switching auto racks at the Ford auto assembly plant next to the yard. They also use a remote operated switcher in the yard to make up trains. If you ever get up this way, Osborn yard would be some great filming. You could get CSX, NS, RJ Corman, occasional UP and some Shortline power all moving into and out of the yard.
Another one of your typically great videos. Lots of train action, wonderful scenery and many educational tidbits make your videos fun to watch. Thank you!
Hi Danny. Always very interesting watching your videos as I’m in the UK 🇬🇧 so I get a better understanding of what’s going on 😃 Not like other channels that just show trains 👍🏻 Well done Stevie 😎🇬🇧
Hi Danny, another fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable video, in your own inimitable style - keep on doing what you are doing! As a retired (as of December 2018) railway signalling and telecoms tech support engineer (and railway enthusiast - sshh! 🤫) I find your filming, editing, production and narration absolutely top class. You should have your own TV channel! But I guess we can just keep watching you (and those excellent drone shots) on UA-cam for a good while yet! Keep up the great work! Best wishes from the UK!
I left Fort Lauderdale in 2001 and now collecting Florida retirement and 100 percent VA disability living in Oregon. I have to move back but not so far south.
Danny, you always make awesome videos. I've been watching for years. You've even got the perfect voice for narrating the content you produce which is quite rare. As a railroader, I miss the things out in the field I used to do. Dispatching trains is like playing chess, but sometimes I just wish I had a camera at the desk along the territory so I could watch my work. Technology is putting a damper on just how involved you can get anymore, but nonetheless I still enjoy it. Not many people can say they get paid to do what they love.
Thank you!! Yeah, I have to admit I do love this stuff. I would love to do a story with a dispatcher and have a second camera crew at the tracks to show both sides of what goes on. I guess I'll have to wait for that, though. I'm far more into the operational side of railroading that chasing locomotives and foreign engines. That's why I always try to include dispatcher conversations in my videos. Oh well, thanks again for your kinds comments.
@@distantsignal I wish I could make that happen as it would give a completely different perspective for railfans and interested parties alike. Making something like that happen would be a considerable challenge amid current corporate circumstances and this new coronavirus scare. Not to say luck couldn't be on our side at some point in the future, though.
Perfect Sunday morning videos......don't sweat the rain...here overnight we have had 2" of freezing rain and 6" of snow on top.....I'll trade places with you anytime......love your video's...Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
Yet another EXCELLENT video by one of the most influential railfans in Florida! It is GREAT so see fellow railfans and UA-camrs!! Thanks for sharing Mr. Harmon!
Man I love these videos. Love how detailed they are can’t find this anywhere else. Would be truly something to go on a rail fan trip with ya keep it up!
A great way to start a Sunday morning seeing a new post from Danny. By pausing the video I picked up that the 8903 and 8909 were ST70AH's. That a new designation/loco to my knowledge.Thanks for all of your efforts Danny.
Seeing the holding yard for the fruit, brings back good memories. I worked the groves in and around the Lake Placid, Fl area for almost 20 years. Retired now and living in the Pan Handle.
When it comes to a provider giving us the up-beat, so-to-speak, regarding what's going on train-wise... YOU ARE THE BEST. You take the time to talk to us, you explain rail terms for us, and by-gosh you are SO knowledgeable in the subjects you represent. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ✨🤗✨
thanks for the videos.... it is great to see non WCs still working ...and some Geeps too! and as for those slugs!....I miss the old style... and it would be nice if CSX repainted one those Geeps in the old Seaboard Air lines paintjob as a tribute!
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy watching... A friend of mine is helping restore a steam-engine. He is sending me pictures from inside the firebox he is working on. I am now subscribed.
You're the reason South Florida railfanning exists. You make a not so busy area train wise into an interesting place definitely on anyone's list of railfanning.
Danny, you made a valid point, at the beginning of the video. It seems all NEW locomotives, are 6 axle units. No NEW 4 axle units are being manufactured. Yes, old 4 and 6 axle units are still around, with some being modified and or upgraded. Maybe the price of a NEW 4 or 6 axle unit with less HP is close to what a higher HP unit costs. Or having all high HP units, means any unit can be used for any type of work. What about those tracks , in some areas, that a 4 axle unit is needed, due to the fact that 6 axle units, can't be used? I guess that's why the older 4 axle units being used now, are so much in demand. Looking at multiple 6 axle units, being used for switching and short ribs, seems a waste of fuel. I don't have the answer, unless I just said it above! Thanks for your videos. I'm always glad, to see your videos!
Hey Danny, a railfan from Wisconsin here. I was at a bar having a beer the other day and ran into a couple of workers from the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. Ended up striking a conversation with them and in no time we were talking about your UA-cam channel. Small world keep up the good work
Danny, you are THE Man when it comes to these railfanning videos! They are always informative, well-done, and are great fun to watch, besides! Please keep them coming, as my in-laws once lived in Plant City (now, sadly, both are deceased), but it is both fun and quite nostalgic for my wife and me to see familiar locations in/around the Plant City station and the crossover diamond, there! THANK YOU!
Amtrak 91 passing through the closed Lakeland station sure had memories for me. I used to ride from Tampa, to Lakeland to go "Rail Junking" with a friend. We found numerous discarded artifacts, especially around the abandoned stations, and took them home. Dwarf Stands, switch stands, and other memorabilia from the days when operations were ongoing. Now it is a lot of what it was, "junk" in the way, collecting dust and rust. Just so much scrap iron. I did the same thing in St. Petersburg long before the Home Depot was build on 22nd Ave. N. This was the location for the CSX maintenance yard. Everything got serviced there. Wheel sets, bogies, just about everything to do with rolling stock. Now, also so much "Junk."
Thank you so much for mentioning that there are hills in Florida. I'm a 50 year 1 1/2 inch scale live steamer, from Ft. Myers. I do get my 'chops busted' a little by live steamers from other areas, saying that all of our 1 1/2 inch scale tracks are 'flat' in Florida. Which they are not ! So, thanks again for the statement about and the video of, the 'hill' in the video.
Another fantastic video. I miss railfanning around Tampa and the area. All I have out here is the boring Transcon. Don't see much switching or other interesting moves.
Interesting about the slug sets. I like to sit at the old Murfreesboro, TN Depot, which is now a maintenance and crew change facility about 25 miles from Nashville. There are plenty of slug sets there, probably because about five miles away is the uploading terminal for Nissan at Smyrna, TN.
I love your channel. You got it down. Unlike some feeds, you don't make me watch every single car in a 13,000' stacktrain. I grew up with the Rock Island, my grandfather was an REA agent. We had to meet the train EVERY afternoon, 365. Kinda got in my blood. The Rock is gone now and mostly bike trail. Where I live, it is an all UP show. Yellow as far as the eye can see.
Nice Video! I got 2 Train meets on January 2nd in Batavia, NY And I also got K635 westbound tanker and it had KCS! Love it when you upload and have good narration! You are awesome with good train content. First Video of 2020 for you :). Wish you safe and good luck railfanning!
Distant Signal that would be fun watching trains with you in Western New York. I also know many good locations! I also know the frequencies on the area of New York I know.
Another great video; can't say enough about the "railroad explanations" you provide. Yes some of it I knew but almost always learn something new. And I enjoy watching the backups and switching operations. Happy New Year Danny and looking forward to more videos. Freezing rain in Canada today so no railfanning.
I remember Plant City BEFORE it was all modernized with the moving of buildings, rearranging of tracks and the diamond and viewing platforms. It was just a good 'ol station and switch tower and you could explore the buildings and areas with no one to bother you. This is more of a Disney World Choo Choo station. I rode from Tampa to Lakeland almost every weekend when meeting a friend in Lakeland and we would go artifact collecting. You could find EVERYTHING!!! Switch stands, semaphores, dwarf signals and signs. All of which had been tossed in he ditches or high grass along the tracks and just there for the taking as it was just junk/scrap. After about 2 years of collecting, he had enough railroad "scrap" to assemble a museum, a well stocked museum. But, those days are over and gone.
If 13:32 intrigued you and you'd like to know more about signals, Danny goes into great detail in a series of videos on how to read csx signals. Very interesting and educational videos to watch.
Great video as always Danny. Minor note: O738 serves customers on the A-line from Auburndale to Davenport while O707 serves the customers on the Auburndale Subdivision.
Great to see another video from you. I wish we had better railfanning where I live, but we only have one 3-4 tank car local every wednesday... I'll just have to watch more of your stuff to make up for it!
I live in the heart of the headquarters of the largest railroad in North America, and it's almost more fun to watch Mr. Harmon's videos than to trundle about seeing trains in the flesh around here. Not that I get to often.
DANNY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU SOON ON THE HIGH IRON I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR INFORMATION AND THOUGHTS YOU SHARE THE BEST HOBBY IN THE WORLD I ENJOY YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMENTS ON YOUR RAILROADING EXPERIENCE YOUR VIDEOS ARE TOP OF THE LINE. I ENJOY YOUR EFFORTS THANK YOU AGAIN JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA BE SAFE AND CAREFUL DOWN IN FLORIDA KEEP ON DOING YOUR GREAT CATCHES. WE WHO ARE YOUR SUBSCRIBERS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR VIDEOS. THANK YOU AGAIN. 👍👍👍👍🙂👌
I have to agree. Have not found anybody else that explains things as well as you, Danny! I am originally from New Orleans and grew up with the Southern Railway and L&N, along with the Illinois Central and Southern Pacific. However learning about the Dark Territory along the CSX from Tallahassee to Jacksonville and all the main rail yards and junctions are fascinating!
Also the place that O738 dropped the centerbeam off at is called Cedar Creek, they’re behind Lowe’s just west (RR South) of the crossing at Recker Highway.
Hey Danny, I love your style and the narration for your videos. You do it in a way that I look forward to and search for your videos. I Love watching trains no matter how large or small. My extent of sighting trains was the phosphate and general traffic from Hardee County. I now reside in Sebring and get to view the Southbound Amtrakin the morning, and the Northbound in the evening. I get to watch these regulars from the renovated Sebring Depot. Thank you again for your production of videos. I have learned a lot from you and your descriptions.
I haven't been railfanning proper in about 2 years. Just haven't had the time and motivation. But I tell you what Danny, your videos make me want to set up a lawn chair next to a set of tracks and sit there for a week.
Awesome video as always Danny! Love your genuine personality mixed in throughout the train action. Really makes the videos more personal and interesting!
Nice catches! I like the CSX EMD SD70ACe Tier-4 Locomotives, the CSX EMD Road Slug Units at 12:47, and the sounds of the grade crossing mechanical bells at 13:19! I also like the narration in this video! Really nice!
Awesome video thanks for sharing. I was a lucky man growing up and living 10 ft from a CSX railroad running through NC. Bostic yard was 2 miles from my house. Didn't take it for granted my parents still live there
I was in Florida about 6 months ago and saw those six axle units doing light switching work. I was surprised to see that. Not exactly what they were built for, but still did the job. And as always, nice work!
The beeping in the background is killing me. In the kitchen making waffles, coffee, eggs, toast and bacon. I keep hearing beep beep then I’m trying to figure out what device wants my attention... O’ it is the TV our home Diner playing your UA-cam video. :)
Hi Danny. I have recently caught onto Distant Signal video and want to say how much I am enjoying them. I live in the UK and our rail scene is very different, we go out to observe high speed passenger services with occasional freights running inbetween. Very occasionaly a steam special will be observed by followers along it's route. Keep up your railfreigt video's adding as much technical content as possible. Well done.
I just keep pushing the like button for your videos! The slug sets that CSX has are some of my favorite motive power. I believe they are also equipped with a control stand for operation of the set and some other equipment. Loved seeing the ex-Penn Central covered hopper, 3rd car behind the locos, in the consist of Q453. Great video!
Amazing Video! Your videos have really inspired me and always make me happy when I watch them. I love how your videos don't just include videos of trains, but how you also explain many things about the railroading industry, from slug sets to railway signals. I sure have learned a lot from your videos!
I definitively prefer the EMD sound rather than GE ! Again; Great videos, sound, camera handling, Drone imaging, edition, explanation. Enjoying very much.
I love your videos and so does my 2 year old son, I have an 8 foot by 8 foot n-scale layout my son loves trains as much as I do, keep up the awesome videos.
The rain and weather actually added character and charm Dan. Be careful driving. I'm sure we will not mind if you dont look at the camera while behind the wheel.
I’ve been watching for years and to have nearly a 20 minute video is like watching a 2 hour movie from you. How you describe everything that’s going on with the trains and the environment is amazing. And your cinematic are top tier. I’m glad I came across your channel years back.
Thank you!!!!
Exactly how I feel of this Videos
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Exactly!!
Mr. Harmon...I live up here in frosty Columbus, Ohio and presently a returning railfan to the hobby after a lengthy absence. I was active until the national disaster of 9/11 created such an air of paranoia that it became difficult to revisit my favorite spots without a possible visit from law enforcement or at least a troubled expression and bark from rail employees. Anyway, I am just returning to the hobby, updating magazine subscriptions, preparing to buy my new rail radio, and trying to relearn Central Ohio railroading. I discovered your series of videos and I just have to say that I immensely enjoy your efforts. The filming is exquisite, especially the drone photography, but what really shines is the education about railroading that I receive with every video. Your knowledge and understanding of railroading is just a treat! I want to know what these trains are carrying, who they serve, how rail companies number trains, how they switch cars, the technology of the business, the language of their radio chatter, and so on. Please understand that you have gathered an audience that truly appreciates your work! BTW.....does your wife join you on these excursions? And lastly, are you a model railroader as well?
Thanks very much, Stephen. Please don't be afraid to go railfanning around railroad tracks. Just be sure to stay on public property and you should be fine. I'm gratified that these videos have helped you in the hobby. No. Not a modeler. I only have time for one hobby. Ha!
Just what I needed after spending 30 minutes defrosting and chipping away at the ice on my car.
Haha! Sorry about that. I've never even SEEN an ice scraper.
@@distantsignal Haha! So you're saying that unlike me, back in October you didn't service your snowblower for the season?
Alex McDougall why i moved down here in 2012...had enough of that
@@distantsignal You're mean, Danny. Here, in North Western Montana, there's, about, 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground. And, I have to go the grocery store.
Strange way to complain/comment. I live in northern Canada and that ain’t nothing new
18:33 of Danny Harmon? Great day!
it was certainly fun railfanning with you at the platform danny, thanks for coming by ~Nik
Great seeing you, too, Nik! thanks!
gonna go ahead and upload O709 from my end, haven't gotten to editing it. lol
@@ntekniklaus3710 Imagine being there and DS shows up!!
@@bobparsons77 yep. was tired and bored at the platform waiting for 709, then I saw him
@@ntekniklaus3710 the awesome part is, it made his day to see you too!
All of us subscribers would like to meet you Danny! You have the coolest channel on youtube so you are a celebrity amongst us!
Wow! That's a nice compliment, Leo. Maybe we can get together out there one day.
@@distantsignal Get your caboose up here to Nashville! :-)
Best thing in the world after food and water... trains!!!!!! Another great video from the great Danny Harmon
Thanks Greg!
I can think of a few things that are better than food and water and trains... but the trains certainly last longer!
I knew that was not just a normal voice. Had to be commercial. I was right. Chrome Paint Perfected. April 23rd 2013. Took me awhile to find that. From up in north west Georgia thank's for the video's.
As always..great POV video along with excellent narration. Your passion for railroading comes through on every video. Simply the Best. Thank you.
Thank you! Your comment is much appreciated.
Another top video, Danny. Thank you, man.
O.K... which sad a.h. gave this a 'thumbs down'???
Amazing job once again Danny. Headed down your way this week for the RV Show down in Tampa. Sharing my coffee on a Sunday Morning with Danny after a long 24 hour shift at the Fire Station is a great way to start any day. Keep up the great work Danny.
Thanks Scott!! Yeah, I may be at the RV show next weekend, but don't yet know when.
Hi Danny! Having dispatcher controlled switches would make switching of industrial customers SO much easier on the conductor. In some cases when I worked for a Shortline, having engines on both ends made it easier as well, so you didn’t have to run around the train, or make long shoving moves.
Since most of us road crews were qualified as engineers and conductors, we could switch roles when it was convenient. Drop off one man, make the cut and shove the cars in. A LOT less walking and faster.
Here in Louiville there is at least one slug set working Osborn yard. I’ve seen it switching auto racks at the Ford auto assembly plant next to the yard. They also use a remote operated switcher in the yard to make up trains. If you ever get up this way, Osborn yard would be some great filming. You could get CSX, NS, RJ Corman, occasional UP and some Shortline power all moving into and out of the yard.
Another one of your typically great videos. Lots of train action, wonderful scenery and many educational tidbits make your videos fun to watch. Thank you!
Hi Danny. Always very interesting watching your videos as I’m in the UK 🇬🇧 so I get a better understanding of what’s going on 😃 Not like other channels that just show trains 👍🏻 Well done Stevie 😎🇬🇧
Thank you, Stevie!
Hi Danny,
another fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable video, in your own inimitable style - keep on doing what you are doing!
As a retired (as of December 2018) railway signalling and telecoms tech support engineer (and railway enthusiast - sshh! 🤫) I find your filming, editing, production and narration absolutely top class. You should have your own TV channel!
But I guess we can just keep watching you (and those excellent drone shots) on UA-cam for a good while yet!
Keep up the great work!
Best wishes from the UK!
I can't wait to retire and move to Florida. Only 12 more years.
Ha!! Come on down!!
I left Fort Lauderdale in 2001 and now collecting Florida retirement and 100 percent VA disability living in Oregon. I have to move back but not so far south.
Well done as always Danny, I enjoyed every second of it!
When I hear the word “Railfanning” Danny Harmon comes to mind. Keep up the good videos Danny sir!
Super quality. Should be on TV!
Danny, you always make awesome videos. I've been watching for years. You've even got the perfect voice for narrating the content you produce which is quite rare. As a railroader, I miss the things out in the field I used to do. Dispatching trains is like playing chess, but sometimes I just wish I had a camera at the desk along the territory so I could watch my work. Technology is putting a damper on just how involved you can get anymore, but nonetheless I still enjoy it. Not many people can say they get paid to do what they love.
Thank you!! Yeah, I have to admit I do love this stuff. I would love to do a story with a dispatcher and have a second camera crew at the tracks to show both sides of what goes on. I guess I'll have to wait for that, though. I'm far more into the operational side of railroading that chasing locomotives and foreign engines. That's why I always try to include dispatcher conversations in my videos. Oh well, thanks again for your kinds comments.
Wow! I love Huntsville and north Alabama. I want to plan a trip there but I've got a few other places on the list first.
@@distantsignal I wish I could make that happen as it would give a completely different perspective for railfans and interested parties alike. Making something like that happen would be a considerable challenge amid current corporate circumstances and this new coronavirus scare. Not to say luck couldn't be on our side at some point in the future, though.
Awesome vid as always. Love seeing the engineer wave at rail fans. Very classy
Perfect Sunday morning videos......don't sweat the rain...here overnight we have had 2" of freezing rain and 6" of snow on top.....I'll trade places with you anytime......love your video's...Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
Thanks Mike!
Danny I always enjoy watching your videos. They are packed full of action and and so well narrated. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️
Bless your wife! Thanks for the great video, again, Mr. Harmon! Don't let all that fame go to your head. ;-)
Where I'm from, slugs don't have cabs!
Yet another EXCELLENT video by one of the most influential railfans in Florida! It is GREAT so see fellow railfans and UA-camrs!! Thanks for sharing Mr. Harmon!
Thanks Gator man!
Nice video Danny! I always love your videos!
Nice video, Danny. It's always cool to meet subscribers or hear crew yell and smile, "Yard Limit!" as they pass by.
Thanks Danny another grate video. I do appreciate the detail you give.
Man I love these videos. Love how detailed they are can’t find this anywhere else. Would be truly something to go on a rail fan trip with ya keep it up!
A great way to start a Sunday morning seeing a new post from Danny. By pausing the video I picked up that the 8903 and 8909 were ST70AH's. That a new designation/loco to my knowledge.Thanks for all of your efforts Danny.
Seeing the holding yard for the fruit, brings back good memories. I worked the groves in and around the Lake Placid, Fl area for almost 20 years. Retired now and living in the Pan Handle.
When it comes to a provider giving us the up-beat, so-to-speak, regarding what's going on train-wise... YOU ARE THE BEST. You take the time to talk to us, you explain rail terms for us, and by-gosh you are SO knowledgeable in the subjects you represent.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ✨🤗✨
Best railfan videographer on the internet, hands down!
That's a nice comment, Michel. Thanks very much!
Always a pleasure to watch your videos, Danny. Your wit is welcome, too - "by the twilight's last gleaming...". Great video!
thanks for the videos....
it is great to see non WCs still working ...and some Geeps too!
and as for those slugs!....I miss the old style...
and it would be nice if CSX repainted one those Geeps in the old Seaboard Air lines paintjob as a tribute!
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy watching... A friend of mine is helping restore a steam-engine. He is sending me pictures from inside the firebox he is working on. I am now subscribed.
Great video Danny! 👍👍
You're the reason South Florida railfanning exists. You make a not so busy area train wise into an interesting place definitely on anyone's list of railfanning.
Another great video, Danny! Thank you for your passion, informative information, and brilliant work. Hope to catch you out there someday!
Danny, you made a valid point, at the beginning of the video. It seems all NEW locomotives, are 6 axle units. No NEW 4 axle units are being manufactured. Yes, old 4 and 6 axle units are still around, with some being modified and or upgraded. Maybe the price of a NEW 4 or 6 axle unit with less HP is close to what a higher HP unit costs. Or having all high HP units, means any unit can be used for any type of work. What about those tracks , in some areas, that a 4 axle unit is needed, due to the fact that 6 axle units, can't be used? I guess that's why the older 4 axle units being used now, are so much in demand. Looking at multiple 6 axle units, being used for switching and short ribs, seems a waste of fuel. I don't have the answer, unless I just said it above! Thanks for your videos. I'm always glad, to see your videos!
Hey Danny, a railfan from Wisconsin here. I was at a bar having a beer the other day and ran into a couple of workers from the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. Ended up striking a conversation with them and in no time we were talking about your UA-cam channel. Small world keep up the good work
Wow!! That's so cool to hear. Thanks Amos!
Good video Danny thanks. From Kentucky.
Danny, you are THE Man when it comes to these railfanning videos! They are always informative, well-done, and are great fun to watch, besides! Please keep them coming, as my in-laws once lived in Plant City (now, sadly, both are deceased), but it is both fun and quite nostalgic for my wife and me to see familiar locations in/around the Plant City station and the crossover diamond, there! THANK YOU!
Amtrak 91 passing through the closed Lakeland station sure had memories for me. I used to ride from Tampa, to Lakeland to go "Rail Junking" with a friend. We found numerous discarded artifacts, especially around the abandoned stations, and took them home. Dwarf Stands, switch stands, and other memorabilia from the days when operations were ongoing. Now it is a lot of what it was, "junk" in the way, collecting dust and rust. Just so much scrap iron.
I did the same thing in St. Petersburg long before the Home Depot was build on 22nd Ave. N. This was the location for the CSX maintenance yard. Everything got serviced there. Wheel sets, bogies, just about everything to do with rolling stock. Now, also so much "Junk."
Excellent Video again, Danny!
1:28. Those plants smell incredible. Picked a 53 foot trailer load of oranges one year. 🇺🇸🇺🇸😊😊❤️❤️❤️❤️
I tell you what, i still got a lot of binge watching your videos to do.
As always fantastic video.
I always enjoy watching your videos. Thank you Danny.
Thank you so much for mentioning that there are hills in Florida. I'm a 50 year 1 1/2 inch scale live steamer, from Ft. Myers. I do get my 'chops busted' a little by live steamers from other areas, saying that all of our 1 1/2 inch scale tracks are 'flat' in Florida. Which they are not ! So, thanks again for the statement about and the video of, the 'hill' in the video.
Another fantastic video. I miss railfanning around Tampa and the area. All I have out here is the boring Transcon. Don't see much switching or other interesting moves.
Interesting about the slug sets.
I like to sit at the old Murfreesboro, TN Depot, which is now a maintenance and crew change facility about 25 miles from Nashville.
There are plenty of slug sets there, probably because about five miles away is the uploading terminal for Nissan at Smyrna, TN.
I'm a new Rail fan, and i'm hoping to go here soon, seeing as I live in Murfreesboro
I love your channel. You got it down. Unlike some feeds, you don't make me watch every single car in a 13,000' stacktrain. I grew up with the Rock Island, my grandfather was an REA agent. We had to meet the train EVERY afternoon, 365. Kinda got in my blood. The Rock is gone now and mostly bike trail. Where I live, it is an all UP show. Yellow as far as the eye can see.
Nice Video! I got 2 Train meets on January 2nd in Batavia, NY And I also got K635 westbound tanker and it had KCS! Love it when you upload and have good narration! You are awesome with good train content. First Video of 2020 for you :). Wish you safe and good luck railfanning!
Thanks!! I hope to railfan New York State sometime soon.
Distant Signal that would be fun watching trains with you in Western New York. I also know many good locations! I also know the frequencies on the area of New York I know.
Another great video; can't say enough about the "railroad explanations" you provide. Yes some of it I knew but almost always learn something new. And I enjoy watching the backups and switching operations. Happy New Year Danny and looking forward to more videos. Freezing rain in Canada today so no railfanning.
I really have to say I love your content, I have been watching for over a year now. Much love a huge rail fan from Ottawa, ON, Canada.
I remember Plant City BEFORE it was all modernized with the moving of buildings, rearranging of tracks and the diamond and viewing platforms. It was just a good 'ol station and switch tower and you could explore the buildings and areas with no one to bother you. This is more of a Disney World Choo Choo station. I rode from Tampa to Lakeland almost every weekend when meeting a friend in Lakeland and we would go artifact collecting. You could find EVERYTHING!!! Switch stands, semaphores, dwarf signals and signs. All of which had been tossed in he ditches or high grass along the tracks and just there for the taking as it was just junk/scrap. After about 2 years of collecting, he had enough railroad "scrap" to assemble a museum, a well stocked museum. But, those days are over and gone.
Danny, another great video. Feels like I'm there with you every time I watch.
If 13:32 intrigued you and you'd like to know more about signals, Danny goes into great detail in a series of videos on how to read csx signals. Very interesting and educational videos to watch.
"No such thing as a bad day only bad clothes! as we say! Great selection of trains you got there!
Enjoyed your video. Thanks for posting and sharing.
Excellent video. Great commentary. Movie quality. A+++
Danny, great video thank you.
Great video as always Danny. Minor note: O738 serves customers on the A-line from Auburndale to Davenport while O707 serves the customers on the Auburndale Subdivision.
Where is O-707 based out of?
Distant Signal On the Auburndale Sub north of the Diamond (old Coleman Line), at the siding near West Bridgers Avenue.
Distant Signal Someone (I suspect O712) is interchanging traffic for him in Can Yard.
Great to see another video from you. I wish we had better railfanning where I live, but we only have one 3-4 tank car local every wednesday... I'll just have to watch more of your stuff to make up for it!
I live in the heart of the headquarters of the largest railroad in North America, and it's almost more fun to watch Mr. Harmon's videos than to trundle about seeing trains in the flesh around here. Not that I get to often.
Been missing you, glad too see another one of your videos.
Nice video and great to see the trains they’re gigantic monsters and keeps America moving just like the trucks do.
I don't remember ever seeing a power unit with a single digit number. Great work Distant Signal.
Really enjoy these videos, well narrated and lots of excitement
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I have to agree. Have not found anybody else that explains things as well as you, Danny! I am originally from New Orleans and grew up with the Southern Railway and L&N, along with the Illinois Central and Southern Pacific. However learning about the Dark Territory along the CSX from Tallahassee to Jacksonville and all the main rail yards and junctions are fascinating!
Awesome Danny! Great video
Thanks, Danny! I know it's your time and effort, but the longer these videos are the better
Also the place that O738 dropped the centerbeam off at is called Cedar Creek, they’re behind Lowe’s just west (RR South) of the crossing at Recker Highway.
Thanks. He kept referring to Cedar Creek on the radio, but I didn't know where that was.
Danny great video as always. Can't wait for the next one
Hey Danny, I love your style and the narration for your videos. You do it in a way that I look forward to and search for your videos. I Love watching trains no matter how large or small. My extent of sighting trains was the phosphate and general traffic from Hardee County. I now reside in Sebring and get to view the Southbound Amtrakin the morning, and the Northbound in the evening. I get to watch these regulars from the renovated Sebring Depot. Thank you again for your production of videos. I have learned a lot from you and your descriptions.
Danny Harmon videos are some of the best out there!
Thanks again for yet another great rail video!
I haven't been railfanning proper in about 2 years. Just haven't had the time and motivation. But I tell you what Danny, your videos make me want to set up a lawn chair next to a set of tracks and sit there for a week.
Nice touch with the Hi-Vis vest
Awesome video as always Danny! Love your genuine personality mixed in throughout the train action. Really makes the videos more personal and interesting!
Thanks for another great video Danny. Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Always enjoy your videos, but this has been one of the better ones, thanks for sharing.
Nice catches! I like the CSX EMD SD70ACe Tier-4 Locomotives, the CSX EMD Road Slug Units at 12:47, and the sounds of the grade crossing mechanical bells at 13:19! I also like the narration in this video! Really nice!
The train knowledge this guy has is unmatched.I don't know what the hell he is talking about sometimes but I still watch every minute
Awesome video thanks for sharing. I was a lucky man growing up and living 10 ft from a CSX railroad running through NC. Bostic yard was 2 miles from my house. Didn't take it for granted my parents still live there
I live in Orlando Florida and love rail fanning, me and my dad watch your videos everyday, maybe I’ll see around rail fanning someday.
Danny you have a great channel & I have learned some much from you over the years,Thank You!
I was in Florida about 6 months ago and saw those six axle units doing light switching work. I was surprised to see that. Not exactly what they were built for, but still did the job. And as always, nice work!
The beeping in the background is killing me. In the kitchen making waffles, coffee, eggs, toast and bacon. I keep hearing beep beep then I’m trying to figure out what device wants my attention... O’ it is the TV our home Diner playing your UA-cam video. :)
Hi Danny. I have recently caught onto Distant Signal video and want to say how much I am enjoying them. I live in the UK and our rail scene is very different, we go out to observe high speed passenger services with occasional freights running inbetween. Very occasionaly a steam special will be observed by followers along it's route. Keep up your railfreigt video's adding as much technical content as possible. Well done.
Great stuff.. I always learn something when I watch your videos. Keep them coming. Good job!
Nice relaxing video Danny. Thank you again for your sharing your rail fanning day.
I just keep pushing the like button for your videos! The slug sets that CSX has are some of my favorite motive power. I believe they are also equipped with a control stand for operation of the set and some other equipment. Loved seeing the ex-Penn Central covered hopper, 3rd car behind the locos, in the consist of Q453. Great video!
Your video’s are amazing Danny, Thx for all you do.
More....about meeting subscribers...of course Dan. You mean a lot to us.
Amazing Video! Your videos have really inspired me and always make me happy when I watch them. I love how your videos don't just include videos of trains, but how you also explain many things about the railroading industry, from slug sets to railway signals. I sure have learned a lot from your videos!
This is a really good video!! I'm a railfans watcher,.. but you give great info and documentary!! Thank you 💕💕💕🌟🌟🌟👍👍👍😀
Thanks, once again, Danny. Thumbs up!
I definitively prefer the EMD sound rather than GE ! Again; Great videos, sound, camera handling, Drone imaging, edition, explanation. Enjoying very much.
I love your videos and so does my 2 year old son, I have an 8 foot by 8 foot n-scale layout my son loves trains as much as I do, keep up the awesome videos.
The rain and weather actually added character and charm Dan. Be careful driving.
I'm sure we will not mind if you dont look at the camera while behind the wheel.