STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRACKS! DARWINS, BEAR, BELT LINE ENGINE & MUCH MORE!

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  • @dirkradler532
    @dirkradler532 10 місяців тому +16

    Love seeing the Lehigh Valley. Brings back memories both grandfathers worked for the valley. Most of it now a rail trail

  • @schizoozy
    @schizoozy 10 місяців тому +8

    BNSF yellow swoosh at Fort Madison. We haven't seen it in ages.

    • @joepeach997
      @joepeach997 10 місяців тому +1

      I can't believe we missed that! 19:12 Thank You!

    • @noveless
      @noveless 10 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking the same thing watching then into view there it was.

  • @Kendrickwanyseru
    @Kendrickwanyseru 10 місяців тому

    My son loves your videos

  • @ren-uz2mz
    @ren-uz2mz 10 місяців тому +8

    Engines and landscapes and fools, Oh My! Okay this was as always a wonderful blend..

  • @ChainsawNW1218
    @ChainsawNW1218 10 місяців тому

    Bear,Darwins, lots of nice EMD power through Roanoke and great stuff on all cams!🛤🚂

  • @TheLordHighXcutioner
    @TheLordHighXcutioner 10 місяців тому +13

    Ashland needs a ramp for these occasions.

  • @the-terrible63
    @the-terrible63 10 місяців тому +4

    Wow! Great catching all the trains and both the deer and a bear, especially the CSX Santa in Ashland, Virginia, Virtual Railfan, thank you.

  • @ck4426
    @ck4426 10 місяців тому +2

    Goodness gracious this is the best thing on the Internet!!! Hands down!!!

  • @asquithmainlines699
    @asquithmainlines699 10 місяців тому +14

    That Revy bear must have been the one that got hit by a car last year. He was definitely looking both ways as he was crossing the street. Normally our bears would be fast asleep already but so far winter has taken a rain check.🇨🇦

  • @saratogatrainchaser09
    @saratogatrainchaser09 10 місяців тому +11

    Awesome job Virtual Railfan! 👋🏼

  • @barbararuiz5960
    @barbararuiz5960 10 місяців тому +7

    Some of these trains are shiny & beautiful, others need a train wash🤭and I wish the taggers would stop destroying the trains with their graffiti..Tag your Momma and Daddy's house💯

  • @egbutler114
    @egbutler114 10 місяців тому +4

    The Grab Bag is a great idea. Love them!

  • @steverudder3321
    @steverudder3321 10 місяців тому

    Many Blessings to the CAMERA CLEANERS!! 😊👍 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @roberthuron9160
    @roberthuron9160 10 місяців тому +4

    Love seeing that CSX OCS train,as it's the old Royal Blue reincarnated! Beautiful paint scheme,and does the old B&O proud! Thank you 😇 😊 !

  • @01FozzyS
    @01FozzyS 10 місяців тому +38

    How people keep on mistaking train tracks for a road,I have no clue. Never have I ever thought of going on them while going across a crossing.

    • @b3j8
      @b3j8 10 місяців тому +6

      At least some of those wrong turns likely involve alcohol.🙄

    • @heavenlydays2838
      @heavenlydays2838 10 місяців тому +2

      Paint the Whole crossing in bright yellow Striping.

    • @JohnPingley
      @JohnPingley 10 місяців тому +5

      They were just following their GPS 😂

    • @starling5188
      @starling5188 10 місяців тому +4

      I think more of them tend to happen at night.

    • @静鸣-w7r
      @静鸣-w7r 10 місяців тому

      Thanks

  • @poowg2657
    @poowg2657 10 місяців тому +13

    I swear with all the cars and trucks trying to drive down the tracks there must be an app telling drivers: "In 50 feet turn onto railroad tracks, get stuck, damage your vehicle and pay a huge towing fee". Duh, o.k. Alexa!

  • @pgronemeier
    @pgronemeier 10 місяців тому +2

    I'm now thinking they're driving on the tracks JUST to get on VR highlights‼🤔🤣🙃👍

  • @timslager5966
    @timslager5966 10 місяців тому +4

    Cant believe you missed the 5432 in the power move at Ft. Madison, great sunset👍

  • @anb7408
    @anb7408 10 місяців тому +4

    That Penn Central unit looks like the originals……tattered paint and run down looking! 😂

    • @peterp1158
      @peterp1158 10 місяців тому

      Where was it going?

    • @roberthuron9160
      @roberthuron9160 10 місяців тому

      To quote the Extra 2200 South,magazine,Penn Central was a 13D paint scheme,with no imagination! Still looks bad,even now! Oh,yes,the PC logo,had the nickname of mating 🪱worms!! Thankfully,the PC died quickly,but they did one thing,they got the Feds to acknowledge the neglect of the railroads! Silver lining in an otherwise miserable tale! Thank you 😇 😊!!!

  • @gp3829
    @gp3829 10 місяців тому +7

    At Jonesborough, the 'Carolina Coastal Railway' was good to see and read-up about, especially with their GP15s. Same for NPBL at Roanoke - another Railroad to look-up. Some good Freight Roster catches including one of my Accurail FMC Hoppers at Roanoke. Elkhart @10:30 - love the sounds from those two EMDs.

  • @garethanddylanjohn3213
    @garethanddylanjohn3213 10 місяців тому +3

    ❤ the winter sunshine

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain 10 місяців тому +1

    0:27 Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line heritage unit.
    0:50 NS 6079 running long-hood-forward pulling 9-1-1 and 5642 and two safety training tankers
    1:46 Carolina Costal 1501 is in the same livery as NS 8114 (again at 12:27)
    2:05 Brightline orange passes an FEC freight train
    3:00 Ski Train car on the rear at Galesburg
    3:13 some old boxcars
    3:44 switch panels in both special flatcars and gondolas
    4:34 the safety tankers again
    6:14 CSX 3440 is named "Spirit Of Ravenna" in support of the Kentucky Steam Heritage Corp who are restoring C&O 2716
    6:50 as the train starts moving, he just crosses between cars anyways (another person at 25:45)
    7:09 UP EC-5 inspection railcar
    7:57 Reading and Northern covered hoppers, including an ex-Canada Grain one
    9:02 this ex-CEFX unit is still in the older blue livery
    10:07 Empire Services pass each other (the other one might be the Maple Leaf)
    11:43 Amtrak ballast train! A top-and-tail Keystone Service passes the ballast train
    12:57 CSX 1976 leading
    13:40 an FL9 in New York Central colors! All FL9s were built for the New Haven to run into Grand Central Terminal
    13:52 car turns onto the tracks. Was eventually able to get out without a tow truck, but the cops still stopped all trains
    18:22 13-unit power move with BNSF 7695 on the rear
    20:25 Squaw Creek gondola
    20:38 CSX 4568 and 4536
    21:05 another Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Railway unit, this one in the standard ex-NS black
    21:50 I guess you could call this a flatbed container, as it takes up the space of a container but has no walls or roof
    22:04 2-8-2T steam engine being brought to Strasburg for restoration
    24:23 military muntions containers. Nice to see some being moved without military vehicles
    24:48 KCS SD70ACe doubleheader
    26:23 warbonnet putting out exhaust, UP SD70M, and H3 GP39M
    26:33 CSX 1827 and 1 with a 12-car Holiday Express.

  • @donnaj9964
    @donnaj9964 10 місяців тому +2

    Always good to see Revy Bear, and we won't get to do it too much longer till spring. Loved the deer, the steam engine, and oh man, that bridge in Burlington--it was gorgeous. Fort Madison is always fun too. But I'll bet the drivers stuck at the crossing in LaGrange wish *they* could push a button like you do and make the trains go 5 times as fast lol! Another great one!!

  • @barbararuiz5960
    @barbararuiz5960 10 місяців тому +3

    Hi Friends👋🏻Greetings from New Mexico💕

    • @joepeach997
      @joepeach997 10 місяців тому +1

      Hola! Viva Mexico!

    • @barbararuiz5960
      @barbararuiz5960 10 місяців тому

      @@joepeach997 Nuevo Mexico🌶🎅🏼🎄

  • @charleshagenbuch6078
    @charleshagenbuch6078 10 місяців тому +1

    Great Burlington shots.
    Glowing ducks anyone?😂

  • @Fukose
    @Fukose 10 місяців тому +2

    Once again greetings from berlin 😀

  • @U_ever
    @U_ever 10 місяців тому

    Loved seeing the "BNSF Golden Swoosh" at 19:55 !

  • @scottmccloud2894
    @scottmccloud2894 10 місяців тому +3

    CALL the 800 number on the BLUE sign on the crossing. Best way to alert the RR.

  • @FlightAndTrack
    @FlightAndTrack 10 місяців тому +7

    What a cute little bear

    • @TinkerTailor4303
      @TinkerTailor4303 10 місяців тому +2

      We love Revy!🐻🤎🖤

    • @FlightAndTrack
      @FlightAndTrack 10 місяців тому +1

      @@TinkerTailor4303 yes we do

    • @csrrjefflloyd6496
      @csrrjefflloyd6496 10 місяців тому

      Little???

    • @FlightAndTrack
      @FlightAndTrack 10 місяців тому +1

      @@csrrjefflloyd6496 yes

    • @csrrjefflloyd6496
      @csrrjefflloyd6496 10 місяців тому

      Well, if this is the same bear I saw get hit by a car some months ago, the car didn’t fair so well due to the bear’s size.

  • @lowellvillerailfanproductions
    @lowellvillerailfanproductions 10 місяців тому +6

    Okay so two questions. When are we resetting the counter back to zero for the cars on the tracks in Ashland? And my second question is who here has seen the new CSX Heritage unit?

  • @randygoesplaces-yh3xd
    @randygoesplaces-yh3xd 10 місяців тому +10

    I love the irony of a cyclist wearing a helmet for safety then taking the bike between railroad cars. )

  • @colefd
    @colefd 10 місяців тому +2

    From the very first crossing, Revelstoke bear was always very good about avoiding traffic, what's up with last night and why the cliffhanger from VRF...? You can count on at least .75 Darwin /day at Wayx...heh heh heh.

  • @OhnoesFroz
    @OhnoesFroz 10 місяців тому +1

    Classic Ashland.

  • @schizoozy
    @schizoozy 10 місяців тому +2

    1501 Carolina Coastal Railway engine at our neighboring Jonesboro Depot and Museum 😍

  • @1208bug
    @1208bug 10 місяців тому +4

    What, no mention of "The Golden Swoosh" at Ft. Madison?

    • @joepeach997
      @joepeach997 10 місяців тому +1

      Yep, missed it. 19:12 In all fairness, we're all pretty busy. one time in 40 isn't bad though, lol.

  • @kennethhanks6712
    @kennethhanks6712 10 місяців тому +2

    21:05 NPBL/Norfolk and Portsmouth Beltline(?). And working her way home to boot (or westbound?) !?!

  • @randydobson1863
    @randydobson1863 10 місяців тому

    hello virtual railfan & it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

  • @Jmat40
    @Jmat40 10 місяців тому +5

    It never creases to amaze me how often cars drive onto the tracks in Ashland. What are people looking at or thinking to do that? I just can't imagine doing that.

    • @bknesbitt2155
      @bknesbitt2155 10 місяців тому +3

      Some have said that Google Maps gives instructions to turn there.

  • @19crash84
    @19crash84 10 місяців тому +2

    Been a while since we have had a knucklehead on the tracks in Ashland.

  • @Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan
    @Branddenthepinkgoldpeachfan 10 місяців тому +2

    *Nice*

  • @davidbrown4823
    @davidbrown4823 10 місяців тому

    The ending was WOW.

  • @siglavikingkearns8108
    @siglavikingkearns8108 10 місяців тому +3

    I don't know if VF reads these comments or not but I wonder if it would be possible to identify the locos (brand, model #) on the screen as they go by. Even just some of them?

  • @juliemulie1805
    @juliemulie1805 10 місяців тому

    Glowing pelicans in Burlington!

  • @coreypeters4170
    @coreypeters4170 10 місяців тому +1

    26:08, NS AC44C6M 4654 and 4649! Brand new locomotives!

  • @rztrzt
    @rztrzt 10 місяців тому +1

    That car is probably fooked in the suspension area.

  • @TheLordHighXcutioner
    @TheLordHighXcutioner 10 місяців тому +3

    13:53 for the goober.

  • @FlightAndTrack
    @FlightAndTrack 10 місяців тому +3

    Yesterday I saw an Amtrak silver service with a p42 alc 42 and a dash 8! Right out my window!

  • @mathuetax
    @mathuetax 10 місяців тому +1

    The bear says; "Look, LIsten, Live."

  • @Photoline1
    @Photoline1 10 місяців тому +1

    See track? Think, brain.

  • @jamesdenny4734
    @jamesdenny4734 10 місяців тому +4

    Well, I guess someone could mistake a road between the tracks!?

  • @coryhoover01
    @coryhoover01 10 місяців тому +2

    Even the bear stops at the tracks before crossing

    • @John-cg8hb
      @John-cg8hb 10 місяців тому

      But still crossed against a red.

    • @coryhoover01
      @coryhoover01 10 місяців тому

      @@John-cg8hb they are working on teaching him that now 1 thing at a time 🤣

  • @taslimchoudhary1253
    @taslimchoudhary1253 10 місяців тому

    Excellent Video!
    🍁🥀🇮🇳🥀🍁

  • @richardbause2453
    @richardbause2453 10 місяців тому +1

    Score card total for ASHLAND, Virginia this year;
    6 ?🤔?

  • @RedHeart64
    @RedHeart64 10 місяців тому

    19:17 - BNSF # 7695 Golden Swoosh.

  • @johnwoodall3791
    @johnwoodall3791 10 місяців тому

    Gives a whole new meaning to off the beaten road like here in Australia.
    Wasn't their a show called Malcolm in the Middle, Maybe that's his name, You really can't get much closer to the middle than that but a Train i am certain would help this person get off the tracks no problem, The vehicle will probably be a fair bit shorter though.
    Hope you got an Airbag.
    Really nice Video, Loved the Action, Some really nice Trains.
    Cool Stuff.

  • @railfanmaximstill7279
    @railfanmaximstill7279 10 місяців тому +1

    19:17 saw this live

  • @wayneyadams
    @wayneyadams 10 місяців тому

    22:00 "Look Ma, no tracks!"

  • @Dr_piFrog
    @Dr_piFrog 8 місяців тому

    I just do not understand by some people have trouble distinguishing between railroad tracks and streets.

  • @solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226
    @solarusthelonghaulerrailfa3226 10 місяців тому +1

    Did someone say RAMING speed 😁 in Ashland

  • @planetwisconsin9901
    @planetwisconsin9901 10 місяців тому

    Hoping to see the meteor I saw on the La Plata cam a few days ago.

  • @billkaldem5099
    @billkaldem5099 10 місяців тому

    I’m only guessing. Until enough of them that turn onto the tracks get sent flying into next year this will never stop

  • @leshemingway7768
    @leshemingway7768 10 місяців тому +1

    Maybe the city needs to put a ramp at the intersections in Ashland so cars that do get stuck between the track can back out without going over the drop off. I can;t understand why people continue to pull on the tracks there

  • @boerje8154
    @boerje8154 10 місяців тому +1

    11:00 Revy bear. Go to sleep. 😊

  • @andythekitsune
    @andythekitsune 10 місяців тому +1

    Repeat after me: I am not a hi-rail truck.

  • @47fireguy16
    @47fireguy16 10 місяців тому

    Funny how the bear takes the same path across the street and behind the same house. Must be a food source back there. I would be the poor soul that goes out to empty the trash just as he makes his visit and I would rapidly hope I could float to get away from him. Very predictable path for him.

    • @Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co
      @Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co 10 місяців тому

      Given that the bear had a young bear in tow earlier this year, I suspect Revy is a she.

  • @Pensyfan19
    @Pensyfan19 10 місяців тому +1

    Does anyone know where that tank engine on that flatbed at Strasburg is heading off to?

    • @rrelectric5159
      @rrelectric5159 10 місяців тому +1

      Age of Steam Roundhouse

    • @donnaj9964
      @donnaj9964 10 місяців тому

      That was so beautiful! I wondered about it too--thanks for asking!

  • @bowlinerailfan
    @bowlinerailfan 10 місяців тому +1

    What does "NPBL" stand for? And where's the tank engine going? I was unaware that Strasburg had a 2-8-2t.

    • @MrCrazycook8
      @MrCrazycook8 10 місяців тому

      Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad

    • @bowlinerailfan
      @bowlinerailfan 10 місяців тому

      @@MrCrazycook8 Thank you.

    • @roberthuron9160
      @roberthuron9160 10 місяців тому

      That 2-8-2t looks like a Simpson Logging engine! Alco?? Somebody knows,thank you!! Thank you 😇 😊!

    • @LeftVegas
      @LeftVegas 10 місяців тому

      Pacific Lumber Company Locomotive No. 37, once in service Wilmington & Western, had been sent to to SRC for restoration by Timber Heritage Association, which decided to abandon that project, sell 37, focus on a different loco

    • @bowlinerailfan
      @bowlinerailfan 10 місяців тому

      @@LeftVegas thank you.

  • @tomp8871
    @tomp8871 10 місяців тому

    at @8:11 never seen that one before

  • @bobvandiver9395
    @bobvandiver9395 10 місяців тому

    Golden swoosh at around 19:21

  • @DrHenry1987
    @DrHenry1987 10 місяців тому +1

    When are they going to put barrier gates across the tracks to prevent cars from turning onto the tracks? It is such an easy fix.

    • @kennethhanks6712
      @kennethhanks6712 10 місяців тому +2

      Whether that would be a workable idea or not since that would block the tracks most of the time when the trains have the right of way would be an extra complication that might not be advisable.
      The main concern would be where would the funding come from to pay for what would be doubling+ the cost of gate protection at all grade crossings. You might want to check up on the cost of a single crossing gate installation and also, just as important, it's average maintenance cost each year. That makes it NOT so easy a fix.

    • @DrHenry1987
      @DrHenry1987 10 місяців тому

      No trouble at all. Just like the train triggers the current gates, the train would trigger the new ones to raise for the train to go by. Same technology.@@kennethhanks6712

    • @Bongofurry
      @Bongofurry 10 місяців тому

      Never

  • @wayneyadams
    @wayneyadams 10 місяців тому

    11:00 Did the bear make it across the road safely?

    • @donnaj9964
      @donnaj9964 10 місяців тому +1

      He did. I was watching that night, and the car slowed down for him.

    • @wayneyadams
      @wayneyadams 10 місяців тому

      @@donnaj9964 Thanks.

  • @barbararuiz5960
    @barbararuiz5960 10 місяців тому

    That was a dumb turn😅wonder if he messed up his oil pan😅😅

  • @jbreezy101
    @jbreezy101 10 місяців тому +1

    Can someone tell me where things go out of Ft Madison?

    • @kennethhanks6712
      @kennethhanks6712 10 місяців тому +1

      Chicago to the east and basically all points west on BNSF and connections.

    • @johnstafford4304
      @johnstafford4304 10 місяців тому

      Chicago-east, Kansas City-west, Burlington North/east K LIne, St. Louis -south/west K line

  • @douglasashleigh4989
    @douglasashleigh4989 10 місяців тому

    I haven't searched all the comments, but what is that blue engine with the white-striped nose that keeps showing up?

  • @mickjones1941
    @mickjones1941 10 місяців тому +4

    you call them darwin candidates but not everyone has twenty minutes to waste while you park a mile long train on the crossing in england we put a footbridge for safety

  • @railyardfilms6491
    @railyardfilms6491 10 місяців тому

    1 day somebody will climb in middle of train why it starts up again they will fall

  • @mirandavanzee6366
    @mirandavanzee6366 10 місяців тому

    🐻🦌

  • @kmagnussen1052
    @kmagnussen1052 10 місяців тому +1

    Bears put on some weight or bigger bear.

  • @tpep1693
    @tpep1693 10 місяців тому

    They have as many clowns in Ashland as they do LaGrange. Just saying.

    • @Bongofurry
      @Bongofurry 10 місяців тому

      Not as many as in Washington DC.

  • @McBain-qe2jh
    @McBain-qe2jh 10 місяців тому

    This grab bag was stuffed.

  • @luissaez5437
    @luissaez5437 10 місяців тому +1

    Awesome job 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩