As someone who has lived in Birmingham for most of their life, it was a great treat to see a train video centered around my home city and state. You lads did a stellar job with the video, keep up the great work and thank you.✨❤
I need to make it back to Birmingham sometime, I’m 50 but was raised in Birmingham as a kid. We owned the property 14th ave south that is now townhomes, just below home wood. Hill growing up, my father use to take me to the shops in irondale numerous times he visited friends that irked there. I was fortunate enough to watch 611 and 1218 being restored in the late 80’s, awesome experience I will never forget. Also remember Fife’s restaurant, that was good eating back then! Awesome video❤
It’s great to hear about your memories of Birmingham - I’m sure the city has changed a lot since you were a kid but it’s still a special place. - Drayton
Very documentation of the trains around Birmingham, Alabama. I was hoping to see you at the Fall Colors Steam Excursion with 765 last weekend, but this was great to watch
That switch to the Amtrak station is so sharp that the marker light shows through the door and they have to close off all the doors to prevent people from getting crushed in between the cars.
Mega awesome freight trains 🚆 video, brilliant freight trains 🚆 captures 🚆, great 👌 👍 job with the close up of the diamond 💎 😀 awesome 📹 🎥 📻 video and great viewing 👏
Hey there Drayton! This is a wonderful video I enjoyed all of it and so many awesome shots!! You are invited to Railfan Day that me and my fellow friends are having at Walton, VA on the Norfolk Southern Christiansburg/Pulaski District where every train comes every 30 minutes to an hour eastbound and westbound. You can invite anyone you’d like to bring, me and my friends are big fans of your channel and it would be awesome to meet you! 😎
You guys are braver than me. Sloss furnace is haunted as HELL man. I wouldn't even restore 4018 because she's probably haunted too, energy can travel and latch onto whatever it chooses.
@@Kaustubhzombie my advice is to go watch Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters or just look up the history. I know enough to mention it but I do not know everything.
Every time I go railfan the Birmingham Sub, I get called in by train crews for simply standing trackside taking pics.... after so many times of dealing with that, I just stay away.
@@SP5387yea some people just take their job so serious but it’s plenty of conducts and engineers here in our yard that don’t mind rail fans we actually enjoy seeing ppl rain fanning it’s makes our day
How do you manage to get into the yard? I am a train fan here in Georgia and I saw a lot of intermodal/ coal/ manifest trains belonging to Norfolk Southern. I have a lot of video of them. But mostly 2 to 3 trains.
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Amazing Train Video Drayton lot a Great catch.
As someone who has lived in Birmingham for most of their life, it was a great treat to see a train video centered around my home city and state. You lads did a stellar job with the video, keep up the great work and thank you.✨❤
I need to make it back to Birmingham sometime, I’m 50 but was raised in Birmingham as a kid. We owned the property 14th ave south that is now townhomes, just below home wood. Hill growing up, my father use to take me to the shops in irondale numerous times he visited friends that irked there. I was fortunate enough to watch 611 and 1218 being restored in the late 80’s, awesome experience I will never forget. Also remember Fife’s restaurant, that was good eating back then! Awesome video❤
It’s great to hear about your memories of Birmingham - I’m sure the city has changed a lot since you were a kid but it’s still a special place. - Drayton
Real nice channel you have here! I rail fan in parts of Colorado, Iowa, and mostly Nebraska. Liked and subbed 👍
Lots of csx and ns trains and i love it
Great video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for a great video
You're welcome!
Very documentation of the trains around Birmingham, Alabama. I was hoping to see you at the Fall Colors Steam Excursion with 765 last weekend, but this was great to watch
Thanks for watching and for the generous Super Chat! It really means a lot, friend.
Birmingham is a great city to railfan in. I've been there twice and hope to get back there soon.
It really is a beautiful town, & the train traffic density is a major plus.
7:45 Check out the heat waves coming of the dynamics, neat.
This is a lot of awesome train action
and beautiful scenery thank you.
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Awesome Railfan Birmingham, Alabama Video Drayton and you keep up good work!!!
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Awesome video Drayton
That switch to the Amtrak station is so sharp that the marker light shows through the door and they have to close off all the doors to prevent people from getting crushed in between the cars.
It's been awhile, love seeing you back. Thanks for sharing 👍
Mega awesome freight trains 🚆 video, brilliant freight trains 🚆 captures 🚆, great 👌 👍 job with the close up of the diamond 💎 😀 awesome 📹 🎥 📻 video and great viewing 👏
We actually got to visit meridian Mississippi a few Saturdays ago
Incredible well completed video. Thank You.
You’re welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
Missing seeing all the action. Lived in Crestwood for a number of years off 56th street and watched from my back porch.
Hey there Drayton! This is a wonderful video I enjoyed all of it and so many awesome shots!! You are invited to Railfan Day that me and my fellow friends are having at Walton, VA on the Norfolk Southern Christiansburg/Pulaski District where every train comes every 30 minutes to an hour eastbound and westbound. You can invite anyone you’d like to bring, me and my friends are big fans of your channel and it would be awesome to meet you! 😎
Nice! Thumbs up!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!
Great video!!! Love the narration!!!!
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
41:23 Love this shot of the Amtrak train weaving through that tight curve!
Great video!
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.
Good video, like ! ! !
You guys are braver than me. Sloss furnace is haunted as HELL man. I wouldn't even restore 4018 because she's probably haunted too, energy can travel and latch onto whatever it chooses.
Tell me more about this please.
@@Kaustubhzombie my advice is to go watch Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters or just look up the history. I know enough to mention it but I do not know everything.
Would love to know what cameras you use. Great image quality. Operator isn’t half bad either 😉
Brimingham Alabama is also a great place for railfanning
Dang we can’t get no love out b here at east thomas bnsf conductor here
Every time I go railfan the Birmingham Sub, I get called in by train crews for simply standing trackside taking pics.... after so many times of dealing with that, I just stay away.
@@SP5387yea some people just take their job so serious but it’s plenty of conducts and engineers here in our yard that don’t mind rail fans we actually enjoy seeing ppl rain fanning it’s makes our day
i no railways in Colorado up in the mountains
How do you manage to get into the yard? I am a train fan here in Georgia and I saw a lot of intermodal/ coal/ manifest trains belonging to Norfolk Southern. I have a lot of video of them. But mostly 2 to 3 trains.
How to you attend a "Whistle Blow"? Do you have bring your own whistle?
Are mid train or end train dpu’s also manned?
Negative. They are controlled via radio signal from the lead unit.
22:57 It's a what of freight?!? Smorgasbord is pronounced with a D on the end, not a G lol
Any updates on the bad NDW railroad in Ohio?
BBVA is now PNC
We don’t call it the Pitsberg of the South, we call Birmingham the Capital of the Midlands here in the United Kingdom!!
Is Birmingham the "Magic City"?
Do you know big moe from Amtrak railroad hes a black man who loves railfans
That where I railfan st
Great video!
Thanks, ma!