Love the shot at 12:02 of the NS locos speeding by with your buddy in the foreground. It puts some real emphasis on the scale and power of those things
Love the old smaller lines. Reminds me of railfanning with my Dad 70 years ago in the Catskill and Adirondak mountains of New York State. Great memories.
I watched this a couple of times. Very good job covering some old style jointed rail territory, it's neat to still see places like that. Looks like you had some good guides and once again came home with awesome footage. I hope you are doing well and staying safe!
Just have to say that it is amazing to get high quality, better then most, if not all professional videos for free on UA-cam. Thanks Danny for what you do.
Thank you for taking the time to drive to South Georgia and do a feature on the Bowline. Enjoyed the video and appreciate your input. Also, appreciate your local friends for their input. Please do more videos from this area, and hopefully CSX is getting ready to use this track more.
Great video as always. In September, 1973, I began work with Southern Railway as a management trainee headquartered in Valdosta. I was there for a year. The area and names mentioned in the video brings back many memories.
First discovered the Bow Line after my wife and I were married. She had relatives that lived in Climax and Bainbridge and an auto rack train came through. This was over 25 years ago. Great job on it Danny.
Darn you must do a lot of networking, you seem to know so many people with a lot of knowledge of train movement in there neck of the-woods! I’m glad you and your buddies are willing to share it with us! Thank you Danny 😎 I agree with another comment Keep them coming!
Great job Danny and not that i don't like Florida rail fanning, I do, but it was great to see you in a different location doing what you do better than anyone else. Can't wait till the next one.
Truly enjoy your information and train spotting. The Valdosta stop brings back so many memories since my wife's family is from there and I recall when we were dating traveling down there to visit family and getting stuck at several train crossings throughout the city, always a hassle back then, but they've since built a bridge over the main crossing! Blessings to you Danny!
Being from Dothan, AL I am very familiar with the Bow Line. When I was younger there used to be a lot more traffic than there is today on it but it was still never as busy as the A and S Lines are or ever were but I love it because I got to grow as a Railfan because of the Bow Line
Great railroad action Danny, the last time I was on the part of the line was as far as Jessup Ga., on Amtrak, about 28 yrs ago. Happy 😃 rail fanning Danny & be safe.😎👍👍👍🛤🚂
Norfolk Southern Railfan Hey thanks for the infro, I guess I should have explained myself a little better, that was as far as I & my wife had tickets for to go was to Jessups on that line at that time. Thank you N.S. Railfan take care.😎👍🛤🚂
Glad to find you up and running. I'm a long time rail fan. Had my own lay out. When my wife passed away I took a smaller place and let a lot of things go. I miss them but thanks to you rail fanning video's I get to see a lot. Keep up the good work and keep it coming' God Bless.
Great start to the week. Thanks for this, Danny. And I want to agree with some of the comments...the maps are a great help, especially for those of us from Texas who only know Florida because of Marco Island or DisneyWorld! Keep up the great work, AND...KEEP THOSE VIDEOS COMING!
Great video as usual. If you ever get up to the Greenville, SC area, there is a GE Gas Turbine Plant that ships oversize loads on the Carolina Piedmont RR (G&W) from Greenville to Laurens, SC, about 30 miles at 10 miles per hour. It goes through small towns and is easy to chase. It's quite a site. The catch is finding out when a shipment happens. They normally run late in the afternoon. There are other UA-cam videos of this but none of your caliber.
I love them all, but I think the chasing sugar cane trains has got to be my favorite. Absolutely fascinating process, along with your great storyline and video was the best. Bucket list, rail fanning with Mr. Danny.
Thanks Danny. If I close my eyes while listening...I can still smell the old CREOSOTE of railroad ties from my childhood days in the 50's in Pennsylvania near Valley Forge.
Hi Danny Harmon. Hope I didn't misspell your name. At the end of your videos, you always say out. Well, I am in. In, to watching, as many of your train videos as possible, because not only do you have great videos, but you give excellent information on everything Railroad ( ie; signals, crossings, Yards, old lines, new lines, & so much more).Thank you again.
That's probably why mostly night trains like 142&3 and others are now coming in the Afternoon. Manifest such as Q645,6,7,8 are rerouted since 645 is like 032 a hotshot through my area with pipes, phosphat, coil cars, scrap. Great video once again! And this rerouting will go on for a few more months
I remember when it was the Seaboard Coast Line, and for a brief part of my years the Atlantic Coast Line, hosting the South Wind north and southbound daily to/from Chicago. It also tended to run parallel with CofG trackage around Pike County and into Montgomery, AL where it connected to L&N, West Point Route/WRofA, and GM&O. I see a pattern, CSX reroutes freight traffic during main route rebuilding over low-volume lines it then rehabs for sale perhaps to boost the volume numbers and thus increase the appeal to potential purchasers.
I enjoy watching this videos all the way from Brisbane, Australia. I'm intrigued as I work as an acoustic consultant with a specialisation in rail. But also because of Danny's narration that gives a glimpse of life in Florida.
I feel like CSX personally knows who Danny is, in one of his videos, the conductor of CSX Q220 said: "Good Morning, Danny", into his radio for Danny to hear
Makes sense now why you went to check out this line. When I used to live in Tallahassee in the early 2000s I would drive up to Thomasville, Bainbridge and Cairo to try to railfan some of these same lines - not very exciting. Anyway, thanks for documenting this. Great work and informative as usual.
Happy to see a new one up first thing this morning! And those numbers on that mile marker post at the beginning look like house numbers you'd buy at the hardware store.
Great video Danny! Spent two weeks on the Dothan Sub in the summer of 2019, enjoyed it quite a bit. Was shooting A724 just about every day at the time, lol. Lots of old ACL and Seaboard equipment on the line still. Love how the line is still filled with jointed rail east of Dothan. The Dothan Sub north of Dothan was upgraded to welded rail and 40 MPH last year as well.
I just saw your plant city rail fan video with LORAM grinder. I live in minnesota not far from lorams manufacturing plant in hamal , mn. Fun to see what the latest jobs are.
I am curious about how this is old fashioned? I've been railroading for 20 years now and have spent more time in Dark Territory than CTC. Some of the operations I worked on had routes that were a mix of both. When someone says Old-fashioned railroading, I think about the time before computers and radios when every train had a time slot. If you were fast, you would get ahead and block someone else. If you were slow you might get rear-ended! It's nothing like that today. I remember my track warrants coming with a check box that said "crew is relieved of flagging the rear of the train" meaning even on TWC if you had to stop you were responsible for flagging your train unless this box was checked.
@@SD40Fan_Jason if you paid attention to the video, one part of it at the beginning showed the one train having to wait, but there was no signal and the switch had a switch stand from the 1930s or so, plus some of the track was on jointed rail instead of welded rail. Thats what I meant by my comment plus Danny had the right idea of doing this segment to show this.
@@TrainNut85 I guess I am desensitized to this because I encountered the same thing for the past 20 years and it never occurred to me that it was old fashioned.
Re:watching. I love how you varied your shots and angles on the local coming out of the siding. It’s also great sound quality especially hearing the sound of the flanges. Looking forward to your next video. be well.
Well i'm glad you came to railfan in Bainbridge, my home town. We don't usually see but a few trains a day and they are usually creeping along around 20 mph. It is nice to hear the jointed rail though.I hope they do upgrade the line. It would be nice to have something to railfan in the area. We don't have much since CSX sold the Tallahassee sub.
Very much enjoyed the show. Good variety of traffic. I do enjoy the mixed freighters, and the shunting is always fun to watch. The audio quality is commendable as well. That NS train rolling by sounded like I was right next to it. Well done! I’ve actually got out to do some train spotting of my own in the last week. I got my dads old Nikon Em film camera, loaded it up with 35mm film, and went taking photos of the “Indian Pacific’s” 50th anniversary arrival into East Perth station. Also managed to take some photos down the South West main line in Western Australia, all good fun.
I live in Oregon and love trains, but unfortunately we don't have the big trains like you guys have out there!!! Love your stuff, keep up the good work!
Looks like you had a great time. Hitting "like" on all your videos only comes naturally. I like the scenery you get out there along with the trains. Super job!
New video at 6am on a Monday morning? Ehh who needs to shower before work anyway when I got some train watching to do...
Yes you are so very very much right
You put this up around 6:00 and by 7:05 you have 598 views. Must be more retired insomniacs out there than I thought!! Thanks Danny! Mike
Guilty as charged.
No some of us are just gonna be late for work haha priorities!
@@mark12.31 Can't argue with that.
No job...lol
Or schoolkids like me
Danny:uploads
Everyone: *intense clicking noises*
When Danny uploads a new video you know it’s gonna be a good day
Yes sir
Agree
Thanks for the travel by map in the intro, greatly helps setting the scene! Loved it!
I so appreciate the time, work, and styling of Distant Signal videos.
Thank you Danny. You're where I wish I could go, plus providing facts and lore.
I would buy the T-shirt if one existed
Man, this is extremely high quality content. I can see this being part of a paid DVD series. I can’t imagine the work it must take to make these.
Many thanks!
Good morning, Danny! What a great way to start off this Monday morning!
At 13:35
13:35 that’s an NS tier 4 GEVO leading 209
Love the shot at 12:02 of the NS locos speeding by with your buddy in the foreground. It puts some real emphasis on the scale and power of those things
...wow!!!
Best rail fan site on UA-cam. Thanks for explaining things to us novices.
Love the old smaller lines. Reminds me of railfanning with my Dad 70 years ago in the Catskill and Adirondak mountains of New York State. Great memories.
Great production Danny, it’s cool to see old fashion railroading in a dark territory.
Thank you Danny ! Your work is always top notch !
and also this ...... BRAVO !
sbf
I watched this a couple of times. Very good job covering some old style jointed rail territory, it's neat to still see places like that. Looks like you had some good guides and once again came home with awesome footage. I hope you are doing well and staying safe!
Awesome video. Love the details you give on the trains, the signals, the switches and the crew
Just have to say that it is amazing to get high quality, better then most, if not all professional videos for free on UA-cam. Thanks Danny for what you do.
Love your films and your explantations. -Bob
Man those NS trains were moving! Love the action & all the videos, thanks Danny!
Danny I just love the way you make your videos so informative and insightful. Please keep them coming!
Great video Danny, it's always a pleasure to watch your work
Thanks Tommy!
Thank you for taking the time to drive to South Georgia and do a feature on the Bowline. Enjoyed the video and appreciate your input. Also, appreciate your local friends for their input. Please do more videos from this area, and hopefully CSX is getting ready to use this track more.
Thanks for another fine video. Your narration always make the difference from other railfan videos.
Your shots, as usual, are glorious, Danny, as is your careful, measured storytelling. Such a pleasure, man, really. Thank you!
Gonna move to Florida in the next 5 years, thanks to your videos I’ll know where some hot spots are.
Great video, Danny! Loved the bowline action and scenery.
Thank you, Tolga!
Cool video on a section of line I've never heard of thank you.
Thanks for taking me back to my roots nearest rail line to where I live now is nearly 200 miles away.
Great video as always. In September, 1973, I began work with Southern Railway as a management trainee headquartered in Valdosta. I was there for a year. The area and names mentioned in the video brings back many memories.
Excellent railfanning day always enjoy watching your videos
Thank you, Danny! Great way to start the week with a Danny vid!
Danny. I hear your voice over on TV at healthvana.
I'm always so amazed on how informational your videos are keep up the great work.
Thanks Danny. I always come away from watching your video's a little wiser in the way of trains and their operations.
Happy Rail and take care!
Such excellent shooting, editing and storytelling. Been a fan now for a couple years and always watch new videos the day they come out.
I love the history lessons in your videos.
First discovered the Bow Line after my wife and I were married. She had relatives that lived in Climax and Bainbridge and an auto rack train came through. This was over 25 years ago. Great job on it Danny.
Darn you must do a lot of networking, you seem to know so many people with a lot of knowledge of train movement in there neck of the-woods!
I’m glad you and your buddies are willing to share it with us! Thank you Danny 😎 I agree with another comment Keep them coming!
Great job Danny and not that i don't like Florida rail fanning, I do, but it was great to see you in a different location doing what you do better than anyone else. Can't wait till the next one.
"7 minutes ago"... Another great video!
Great video Danny!
Truly enjoy your information and train spotting. The Valdosta stop brings back so many memories since my wife's family is from there and I recall when we were dating traveling down there to visit family and getting stuck at several train crossings throughout the city, always a hassle back then, but they've since built a bridge over the main crossing! Blessings to you Danny!
Danny Harmon, I like every single train video that you post.
It would be cool to see danny doing some west coast train watching during vacation
I always enjoy your videos and even the 2nd and 3rd times. You're very thorough eith information.
Been watching the channel for several years now.
I appreciate that!
Being from Dothan, AL I am very familiar with the Bow Line. When I was younger there used to be a lot more traffic than there is today on it but it was still never as busy as the A and S Lines are or ever were but I love it because I got to grow as a Railfan because of the Bow Line
Thanks Danny for all your great videos.
Great railroad action Danny, the last time I was on the part of the line was as far as Jessup Ga., on Amtrak, about 28 yrs ago. Happy 😃 rail fanning Danny & be safe.😎👍👍👍🛤🚂
Jeff Baker, Amtrak still does run on part of the line from Savannah to Jessup.
Norfolk Southern Railfan Hey thanks for the infro, I guess I should have explained myself a little better, that was as far as I & my wife had tickets for to go was to Jessups on that line at that time. Thank you N.S. Railfan take care.😎👍🛤🚂
@@jeffbaker2897 also Amtrak's Floridian ran this line between Montgomery, Alabama and Waycross, Georgia from 1971 to 1979.
Thanks, I'm in SoCal so I enjoy seeing trains from back east......the addition of the drones is especially nice...
Nice catches! I like learning about the history of the railroad lines! I also like the narration in the video! Really nice!
Glad to find you up and running. I'm a long time rail fan. Had my own lay out. When my wife passed away I took a smaller place and let a lot of things go. I miss them but thanks to you rail fanning video's I get to see a lot. Keep up the good work and keep it coming' God Bless.
Great start to the week. Thanks for this, Danny. And I want to agree with some of the comments...the maps are a great help, especially for those of us from Texas who only know Florida because of Marco Island or DisneyWorld! Keep up the great work, AND...KEEP THOSE VIDEOS COMING!
Another fantastic video! Nice to see NS from time to time!
Great video as usual. If you ever get up to the Greenville, SC area, there is a GE Gas Turbine Plant that ships oversize loads on the Carolina Piedmont RR (G&W) from Greenville to Laurens, SC, about 30 miles at 10 miles per hour. It goes through small towns and is easy to chase. It's quite a site. The catch is finding out when a shipment happens. They normally run late in the afternoon. There are other UA-cam videos of this but none of your caliber.
As usual a fine report from the high iron, thanks Danny and greetings from The Netherlands.👍😊
Love your wit and wisdom, Danny!
Best rail videos hands down! Thank you Mr. Danny.
Many thanks to you, Green River Greg!
I love them all, but I think the chasing sugar cane trains has got to be my favorite. Absolutely fascinating process, along with your great storyline and video was the best. Bucket list, rail fanning with Mr. Danny.
Another great video for a Monday morning. Thanks!!😊
Thanks Danny. If I close my eyes while listening...I can still smell the old CREOSOTE of railroad ties from my childhood days in the 50's in Pennsylvania near Valley Forge.
Hi Danny Harmon. Hope I didn't misspell your name. At the end of your videos, you always say out. Well, I am in. In, to watching, as many of your train videos as possible, because not only do you have great videos, but you give excellent information on everything Railroad ( ie; signals, crossings, Yards, old lines, new lines, & so much more).Thank you again.
Thanks Danny!
I was looking for a Monday morning doldrums pick me up. And your video was just the trick! Beautiful work as always!
Thanks Danny, enjoyed this one as usual.
That's probably why mostly night trains like 142&3 and others are now coming in the Afternoon. Manifest such as Q645,6,7,8 are rerouted since 645 is like 032 a hotshot through my area with pipes, phosphat, coil cars, scrap. Great video once again! And this rerouting will go on for a few more months
Danny, great stuff. I always learn something new from you.
This must've been a great day rain and all. Thanks for sharing.
Great episode.. I love your channel. I'm retired from the KCS railroad and enjoy watching train videos. Keep up the great work.
I remember when this line was the Seaboard System from 1982 to 1985.
I remember when it was the Seaboard Coast Line, and for a brief part of my years the Atlantic Coast Line, hosting the South Wind north and southbound daily to/from Chicago. It also tended to run parallel with CofG trackage around Pike County and into Montgomery, AL where it connected to L&N, West Point Route/WRofA, and GM&O.
I see a pattern, CSX reroutes freight traffic during main route rebuilding over low-volume lines it then rehabs for sale perhaps to boost the volume numbers and thus increase the appeal to potential purchasers.
I enjoy watching this videos all the way from Brisbane, Australia. I'm intrigued as I work as an acoustic consultant with a specialisation in rail. But also because of Danny's narration that gives a glimpse of life in Florida.
Yet another great video with great rail fanning action.
Great job Danny. I enjoy your railfaning experiences.
I feel like CSX personally knows who Danny is, in one of his videos, the conductor of CSX Q220 said: "Good Morning, Danny", into his radio for Danny to hear
Yes, that's happened to me a few times.. It's always great to hear that.
I never realized you were an actual broadcaster, as I do not live in Florida. These videos are always fantastic. Thanks.
Makes sense now why you went to check out this line. When I used to live in Tallahassee in the early 2000s I would drive up to Thomasville, Bainbridge and Cairo to try to railfan some of these same lines - not very exciting. Anyway, thanks for documenting this. Great work and informative as usual.
Happy to see a new one up first thing this morning! And those numbers on that mile marker post at the beginning look like house numbers you'd buy at the hardware store.
Great video as always!
That drone footage looks like it's getting better every video. Thanks Danny.
Very interesting and wonderful photography. Thank you Danny.
A new video on a Monday morning from Distant Signal? What a great way to start the work week!
I always enjoy your videos and knowledge. Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the videos Danny. I really enjoy the details you provide.
Hi Danny; Love your work ; it is a great inspiration for all other railway videographers.
Many thanks!
Great video Danny! Spent two weeks on the Dothan Sub in the summer of 2019, enjoyed it quite a bit. Was shooting A724 just about every day at the time, lol. Lots of old ACL and Seaboard equipment on the line still. Love how the line is still filled with jointed rail east of Dothan. The Dothan Sub north of Dothan was upgraded to welded rail and 40 MPH last year as well.
I just saw your plant city rail fan video with LORAM grinder. I live in minnesota not far from lorams manufacturing plant in hamal , mn. Fun to see what the latest jobs are.
Excellent stuff. I’ve always liked how NS’ Safetran signals are wider than everybody else’s as that ABS signal shows.
I think they're rather ugly. But they work. And they're not the catbox signals!
Perhaps, but they're also different looking. Maybe that's what does it for me.
These are priceless. Thank you. He would be dangerous in Chicago or other major midwest towns.
Now thats some good ol fashion railfanning when you have dark territory plus jointed rail, awesome video Danny!
I am curious about how this is old fashioned? I've been railroading for 20 years now and have spent more time in Dark Territory than CTC. Some of the operations I worked on had routes that were a mix of both. When someone says Old-fashioned railroading, I think about the time before computers and radios when every train had a time slot. If you were fast, you would get ahead and block someone else. If you were slow you might get rear-ended! It's nothing like that today. I remember my track warrants coming with a check box that said "crew is relieved of flagging the rear of the train" meaning even on TWC if you had to stop you were responsible for flagging your train unless this box was checked.
@@SD40Fan_Jason if you paid attention to the video, one part of it at the beginning showed the one train having to wait, but there was no signal and the switch had a switch stand from the 1930s or so, plus some of the track was on jointed rail instead of welded rail. Thats what I meant by my comment plus Danny had the right idea of doing this segment to show this.
@@TrainNut85 I guess I am desensitized to this because I encountered the same thing for the past 20 years and it never occurred to me that it was old fashioned.
@@SD40Fan_Jason I wouldn't worry, at 34 years old I've seen a lot of changes but I have an appreciation for the older stuff
Great job Thank You for sharing
Good to see you this morning Mr Harmon... Hope all is well!
This might be the first time I've seen one of your videos uploaded on a Monday. Well done once again on your work Danny.
Interesting video. I am glad you guys help each other out. That help turned out beneficial.
Very nice video! I never knew that the line through Jesup going to Waycross was part of the Bowline.
Insanely good video Danny! Love the jointed rail.
Re:watching. I love how you varied your shots and angles on the local coming out of the siding. It’s also great sound quality especially hearing the sound of the flanges. Looking forward to your next video. be well.
Well i'm glad you came to railfan in Bainbridge, my home town. We don't usually see but a few trains a day and they are usually creeping along around 20 mph. It is nice to hear the jointed rail though.I hope they do upgrade the line. It would be nice to have something to railfan in the area. We don't have much since CSX sold the Tallahassee sub.
Great video! What a way to start my morning!
Very much enjoyed the show. Good variety of traffic. I do enjoy the mixed freighters, and the shunting is always fun to watch. The audio quality is commendable as well. That NS train rolling by sounded like I was right next to it. Well done! I’ve actually got out to do some train spotting of my own in the last week. I got my dads old Nikon Em film camera, loaded it up with 35mm film, and went taking photos of the “Indian Pacific’s” 50th anniversary arrival into East Perth station. Also managed to take some photos down the South West main line in Western Australia, all good fun.
Thanks Stephen!
I live in Oregon and love trains, but unfortunately we don't have the big trains like you guys have out there!!! Love your stuff, keep up the good work!
You don't?
Looks like you had a great time. Hitting "like" on all your videos only comes naturally. I like the scenery you get out there along with the trains. Super job!
Thanks very much, Leo!
That was an excellent installment! That Atlanta to JAX inter-modal shows that short hauls can definitely work.
Great video, keep them coming thanks!
Excellent Georgia vid
Another outstanding video, Danny!