I can say this, being a conductor or engineer means you are constantly being watched. Some people don't tolerate that well and foamers are just enough to set them off. Don't take it personally.
@@staintedcards Ive seen Jaw Tooth stuff before he seems cool. Lots of people are afraid of cameras, I know filming in public is perfectly illegal, as long as your not on private property. We are allowed to film anything our camera can see from a public standpoint. Have you ever watched those First Amendment auditors on youtube? Those guys are great.
100% correct. I don’t care about someone video taping (obviously) but I don’t like it if I’m performing ground work cuz if I screw one little thing up… it’s out there. It’s on camera. But yea you and the uploader get it. Weed weasels are everywhere. And they will fire you if they can.
I am planning a trip come Jan, after the holiday travel rush..and I will do a video of the inside of the coaches, and restrooms. From chatting with friends who rode the new coaches already, they are very quiet inside.
Oh you’re not doing anything wrong. That driver probably just was concerned for your safety in case you were too close to the tracks. Once as I was fanning a Go commuter train, I saw the drivers in the cab car giving me some kind of hand signal while it was stopped, which it took me a minute to understand what the signal was for, but a minute later, I moved off to the side a little and everything was great. As the train pulled out the station another minute later, the driver kindly opened his window and said to me to be safe. You’re not breaking the law or anything my friend. You just gotta be safe. But anyone can take pictures of trains if they’re a train enthusiast. Never give up anything you love 😊😊
@@timeforbeansI know, but it’s not illegal to take pictures of trains. Always keep up anything you love doing. Best not to get too close to the tracks though to be safe. Most engineers are supportive of rail fans
I only recall only once being told off by a train crew. Usually they are affable. I HAVE been told by Railroad Special Agents to skedaddle when I've ventured too far onto the property at Shoreham and once in Wausau when looking at the old Milwaukee Road engine house.
My dad was an engineer on Hudsons and Niagara's on the NYC and he said whenever he saw someone standing by a signal 95% of the time it was someone looking to turn you in for doing something wrong, especially if they were on the ballast.
Yea I get that, railroad managers love to fire their employees. The railroad hires you...then spends your entire career trying to fire you, over the smallest mistake.
I'm in the early stages of producing videos so I understand the work involved but 1 thing I try to stay aware of is ....the length of time, lets call it splash information -- shows on the screen. The guy's picture after they had trouble coupling and you State, This Railroad dude..... I understand the initial span worked but of course, you sped up that segment. Thanks for the video. Appreciate these.
Hello. Thank you for the information, I appreciate it. Figuring out how to deliver information is still tricky, its a work in progress for me as I find my right style. Have a great Christmas my friend.
@@timeforbeans Absolutely hear you ..... we're all a work in progress. Had a work in progress blast his vehicle horn at me for obeying the traffic law yesterday. 😅 ⛄🎁❄️🎄👍
@@timeforbeans and to you I say Sir, when the sounds of the Holidays subside, may 2024 bring you an abundance of train whistles, pneumatic brake releases and the mere sight of steam billowing over it's engine!
It's an aerodynamic spoiler meant to help with drag caused by the bilevel coaches. Originally, California was supposed to get new bilevels, but the contract was cancelled due to engineering issues. We get these Venture coaches instead.
@@theaustinleeytchanneltalytcYes, that's correct. My point was the spoilers will (eventually) be no longer necessary, since the San Joaquins will be all Venture trainsets at some point. The spoilers were ordered with the new bilevels in mind, not the old ones. The bilevel contract was cancelled too late to adjust the design on the Chargers.
@@CaliBup I did have a burning thought where future Siemens Chargers would change between a spoiler (such as CDTX) and standard look (all other routes) depending on their choice instead of it being a permanent feature like you stated.
@Dr_piFrog I can speak for Valley stations, that there is minimal security. No metal detectors, or stuff like that, railroad staff act as most of the Security. Unsure of big stations like LA or Chicago...so forth, never been to those. 50 Years? Wow....You need to take a train trip my friend, they are so fun! My goal is one day to do a sleeper Car on Amtrak and take a relaxing trip across country.
Class 1 railways in the US and Canada have their own private police forces with full authority on railway property, every mile of track and facility. Thankfully I've never met them, because they lack whatever public servant desire to help people that normal police have.
@@EdmontonRails Railroad Cops cover a huge territory, It is rare to see one around, at least here locally in the Fresno area, I can't speak for other areas.
@@timeforbeans Interesting. Over here in Germany, the federal police does railway security (on stations, in trains, etc.), I've never heard of private forces of railways. On the other hand, I know there are "engineers" (train drivers) who are railfans with UA-cam channels posting cab ride videos, and I know of one railfan - a former train driver - who works in the central long-distance passenger dispatch office (in Frankfurt) for DB and does UA-cam in his free time, and one ex-train-driver (private railway) now working in his non-rail family business (I seem to recall producing sausages) who also works for a German train simulator available both in a gaming version and as serious train driver training simulator (ZuSi - much of the feature set comes from commercial customer requirements) who regularly posts vids of new line segments built for the simulator (and what you can see along the tracks), and also accident reports from the BEU (German analog to the railway parts of the NTSB) - *only* in the usual nobody hurt case as a drinking game (drink whenever someone is reported breaking the rules).
@@KaiHenningsen That is so amazing, love connecting with people around the world who work for different railroads. Myself I am a railroad man too. Thank you for all the great information my friend.
I‘ve read a few times here that rail workers don’t like being filmed because their managers can’t wait to find some violation to fire them. Now can they afford to fire workers so easily? Is there a queue of qualified replacements where they can just pull the next one off the shelf?
That is one thing I hate about railroad...management is promoted upon their employees mistakes or failures. You will never work for any company that tires so hard to fire their employees like Railroads do.
Btw I saw a video of engine 25 like the one you caught 3 days ago, at the Galveston train museum, that had a K5H horn, but few years later idk which horn it has now. Also I’m so sorry that you got yelled out by a BNSF engineer
This Amtrak run was a test train run, they were testing the new coaches, with technicians on board. The unit they picked up, was set out by another Amtrak train earlier in the week that had broken down.
I rode the new cars on 717 Bakersfield to Stockton and getting up on them suck. The seats don't recline and no cafe. Bottle water and cheeze its. Bring your own food and make the best of it.
Wouldn’t that have been the Conductor, not the Engineer? Got out Left side of cab. Never seen Engineers leave Controls and go to Ground unless train is tied down
Typically yes, but this was a Test Train, so they staffed it differently this day. In Fresno we have a short line RR, SJVR, and their engineer often get down to line switches, or cut off power...so forth.
I get down to line switches all the time, especially if my crew are at the rear of the train. They're a couple miles behind me in the yard, it's just faster to climb down myself. But, yes, by rule we do need to secure the train to leave it unattended, even to line switches a few feet ahead of me.
It is a very strange thing that only 1% rail route of USA is electrified whereas India has 93% electrified railway. Indian Railways will achieve 100% railway electrification by the end of 2024.
I wish we had electic RR here in CA....soonest to come might be the CalTrain in the Bay Area. I think they will be first before the TURTLE of CAHSR LOL
@@rfsoham8351 Freight yes, unelectrified. East coast has Passenger service that is electrified, and most major cities have electrified light rail subways and street cars.
He'll be goin away in a one way trip to derail if he don't pay attention. I always like a foamer whi will even be a sort if trackside detector to call in anything the crew might miss. Ive even heard if injurys by rail crew distracted by railfans. Just don't liose situational awareness bottom line. Get a grip, keep a grip.
Stupid Radio: You need one that has some front-end filtering so you're not picking up splatter from nearby commercial junk. Or if you want to go thru the trouble, they make Band-pass filters that narrow down the junk coming in.
Oh thanks for the great advice, yea I need to upgrade my scanner for sure, mine is older one, I am sure new ones are much better. Hope you had a nice Christmas.
@@jjxtwo1 I plan to book a trip on them, after Christmas. They are going in to service...from what I hear before Christmas. After the holiday travel rush Im gonna take a trip to Bakersfield and back probably. I do hope there is a Cafe Car...not sure about that yet.
eh railroaders used to be friendly. now a lot are crappy. i know some that are nice though. but mostly it gets worse every year. i am glad you didnt go away. shows him. However, the crews on the BNSF railway in Missouri tend to be very nice crews.
I find most railroaders are very nice as well. Its a tough job they have, they are responsible for millions of dollars of equipment and inventory on every shift, or train they run. It can be a stressful job. Happy New Year!
looks like you’re on private property which looks like their yard. If that’s the case I can see why the engineer said what he said. But in your defense, if you’re at public property and a safe distance from the tracks which you are, the engineer is probably just having a bad day
There is a public road that runs next to their yard, I just park on the public easement and film from the roadside. I don't want to get a trespass from the railroad.
@@timeforbeans yeah, definitely not. I’ve definitely noticed some of the crews don’t really like Railfan‘s. I’ve got a buddy who works for a railroad now, and that’s what he had said
@@Cmanjp427 Well, I guess that among railfans, like in any larger group, there are some bad apples. A while back I heard from ... I think it was an ex-train-driver - that railfans next to a track, maybe even partially hidden by something, can be a pretty nerve-wracking thing, especially as there are cases of people doing the not-to-bt-mentioned-on-UA-cam thing jumping on the track directly before a train, just for one problem. So make sure you're easily visible from afar (maybe in a high-viz west), and set up in a way clearly recognizable as a railfan, and not too close to the tracks ... stuff like that. Don't make them sweat bullets and reach for the emergency brakes! Also, perhaps don't swing what looks like spray paint cans ...
@timeforbeans RR police would just come by and ask you to leave and alot of times you could be on public property but they can say you're on their property they don't even know where they're lines are even if you didn't go pass the no trespassing sign I wouldn't be to paranoid.
@@KaiHenningsen Great advice, people close to the tracks can make crews nervous, here in the Central Valley we have a high number of train vs pedestrian strikes. Lots of homeless in the Fresno area wander on the tracks and unfortunately get struck by trains. Very sad for the train crews, and individual who ignored the warning gates.
I used to work railroad. I don't care to do it again. It was very long days in all kinds of weather conditions with little to no sleep, usually on an empty stomach and having to tolerate bad co workers and or a boss who wanted to see you gone. So, maybe that will give a little insight to why most railroad workers aren't friendly or don't have the time to stop everything for your entertainment.
Yea, it is so crazy talking to railroaders how much management wants to fire all their employees so much. Pretty much the opposite of most normal jobs.
LOL Thank you. That Brightline you got down there, sure does a lot of population control. ☠ I hear they want to do a Brightline West...between Vegas and LA. Will they use your FL yellow...or think there will be a new paint scheme?
i think you, the yelling cabbie and a lot of "smart" people like you are the actual foamers, because you FOAM YELLING AT PEACEFUL PEOPLE ... fkin donuts
Remember you’re filming people working at jobs where the threat of one violation of policy could mean termination. Film the trains, but not the workers. Just decency.
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I am a friendly guy. I love my fellow rail fans. Thanks for the video and the shout out.
Were you the Engineer on 865 ?
I can say this, being a conductor or engineer means you are constantly being watched. Some people don't tolerate that well and foamers are just enough to set them off. Don't take it personally.
Always Watching. Yes I understand that 100%, railroad managers are always chomping at the bit to fire an employee.
Jaw Tooth had the cops called on him by female engineer for CSX saying he was tresspassing or she didnt like him filming and he was on the sidewalk
@@staintedcards Ive seen Jaw Tooth stuff before he seems cool. Lots of people are afraid of cameras, I know filming in public is perfectly illegal, as long as your not on private property. We are allowed to film anything our camera can see from a public standpoint. Have you ever watched those First Amendment auditors on youtube? Those guys are great.
100% correct. I don’t care about someone video taping (obviously) but I don’t like it if I’m performing ground work cuz if I screw one little thing up… it’s out there. It’s on camera. But yea you and the uploader get it. Weed weasels are everywhere. And they will fire you if they can.
should have told him to shut up and do his job
New coaches look great---on the outside. Anxious to hear/see what they are line inside and how the ride and comfort it. Thanks.
I am planning a trip come Jan, after the holiday travel rush..and I will do a video of the inside of the coaches, and restrooms. From chatting with friends who rode the new coaches already, they are very quiet inside.
Can't wait to ride them ? I want scale models of these .🤣🤣🤣🤣 Excellent video of all the scenes you videoed. 👍🎥
🛤️🛤️🛤️🛤️🚄🚆
Thanks. I am sure there will be scale models produced soon
Oh you’re not doing anything wrong. That driver probably just was concerned for your safety in case you were too close to the tracks. Once as I was fanning a Go commuter train, I saw the drivers in the cab car giving me some kind of hand signal while it was stopped, which it took me a minute to understand what the signal was for, but a minute later, I moved off to the side a little and everything was great. As the train pulled out the station another minute later, the driver kindly opened his window and said to me to be safe. You’re not breaking the law or anything my friend. You just gotta be safe. But anyone can take pictures of trains if they’re a train enthusiast. Never give up anything you love 😊😊
@transittown7891 Hello, and you could be right. But I do know lots of Engineers get cranky when they see railfans.
@@timeforbeansI know, but it’s not illegal to take pictures of trains. Always keep up anything you love doing. Best not to get too close to the tracks though to be safe. Most engineers are supportive of rail fans
He is clearly on railroad property which is illegal trespassing
@@DanMeyer80 Arrest me now! 👮
@@transittown7891ehh most engineers are not supportive of railfans. And California is a 2 party consent state.
I only recall only once being told off by a train crew. Usually they are affable. I HAVE been told by Railroad Special Agents to skedaddle when I've ventured too far onto the property at Shoreham and once in Wausau when looking at the old Milwaukee Road engine house.
I try to keep my distance, and stay off RR property. Trains are so addicting, I have to film them lol
@@shauntrailskinner9645 I think it means friendly
"skedaddle" is crazy 🤣💀
If I had a nickle everytime a engineer gets mad about people filming trains
How many nickles would you have? 😆🤣
@@timeforbeans not enough to buy a Big Mac combo
@@GoldenOne131
My dad was an engineer on Hudsons and Niagara's on the NYC and he said whenever he saw someone standing by a signal 95% of the time it was someone looking to turn you in for doing something wrong, especially if they were on the ballast.
Yea I get that, railroad managers love to fire their employees. The railroad hires you...then spends your entire career trying to fire you, over the smallest mistake.
@@timeforbeans another reason not to join the RR 😐
@@timeforbeansDamn, so it's not just my job that seems like that lol
I thought this looked familiar... lived in Fresno my whole life! Nice video!
Well hello fellow Fresnan! Nice to meet you. Hope you have a great New Year. 🎉
super video ❤❤❤❤
I am glad you enjoyed it. 😃
Nice footage man!!
Hello, glad you enjoyed it! 😃
I'm in the early stages of producing videos so I understand the work involved but 1 thing I try to stay aware of is ....the length of time, lets call it splash information -- shows on the screen. The guy's picture after they had trouble coupling and you State, This Railroad dude..... I understand the initial span worked but of course, you sped up that segment. Thanks for the video. Appreciate these.
Hello. Thank you for the information, I appreciate it. Figuring out how to deliver information is still tricky, its a work in progress for me as I find my right style. Have a great Christmas my friend.
@@timeforbeans Absolutely hear you ..... we're all a work in progress. Had a work in progress blast his vehicle horn at me for obeying the traffic law yesterday. 😅 ⛄🎁❄️🎄👍
@@buddycheck84 Merry Christmas my friend 🎄
@@timeforbeans and to you I say Sir, when the sounds of the Holidays subside, may 2024 bring you an abundance of train whistles, pneumatic brake releases and the mere sight of steam billowing over it's engine!
I think we saw one in Flagstaff last night.
Wow! 😃
Awesome Video!! Yea some crews dont like us for some reason. I am excited too about riding the new cars. Have a merry Christmas bro!.
Thanks, yea I might take a round trip to Bakersfield and back, early Jan. Merry Christmas too.
What's that "ramp" thing at the back end of that engine?
It's an aerodynamic spoiler meant to help with drag caused by the bilevel coaches.
Originally, California was supposed to get new bilevels, but the contract was cancelled due to engineering issues. We get these Venture coaches instead.
@@CaliBup Ahh I see, thanks for the explanation.
@@CaliBup I thought it was for the existing BiLevel cars.
@@theaustinleeytchanneltalytcYes, that's correct. My point was the spoilers will (eventually) be no longer necessary, since the San Joaquins will be all Venture trainsets at some point.
The spoilers were ordered with the new bilevels in mind, not the old ones. The bilevel contract was cancelled too late to adjust the design on the Chargers.
@@CaliBup I did have a burning thought where future Siemens Chargers would change between a spoiler (such as CDTX) and standard look (all other routes) depending on their choice instead of it being a permanent feature like you stated.
Question: Is there security at train stations similar to that at airports? Just curious, haven't ridden a train in 50 years.
@Dr_piFrog I can speak for Valley stations, that there is minimal security. No metal detectors, or stuff like that, railroad staff act as most of the Security. Unsure of big stations like LA or Chicago...so forth, never been to those.
50 Years? Wow....You need to take a train trip my friend, they are so fun! My goal is one day to do a sleeper Car on Amtrak and take a relaxing trip across country.
Class 1 railways in the US and Canada have their own private police forces with full authority on railway property, every mile of track and facility. Thankfully I've never met them, because they lack whatever public servant desire to help people that normal police have.
@@EdmontonRails Railroad Cops cover a huge territory, It is rare to see one around, at least here locally in the Fresno area, I can't speak for other areas.
@@timeforbeans Interesting. Over here in Germany, the federal police does railway security (on stations, in trains, etc.), I've never heard of private forces of railways. On the other hand, I know there are "engineers" (train drivers) who are railfans with UA-cam channels posting cab ride videos, and I know of one railfan - a former train driver - who works in the central long-distance passenger dispatch office (in Frankfurt) for DB and does UA-cam in his free time, and one ex-train-driver (private railway) now working in his non-rail family business (I seem to recall producing sausages) who also works for a German train simulator available both in a gaming version and as serious train driver training simulator (ZuSi - much of the feature set comes from commercial customer requirements) who regularly posts vids of new line segments built for the simulator (and what you can see along the tracks), and also accident reports from the BEU (German analog to the railway parts of the NTSB) - *only* in the usual nobody hurt case as a drinking game (drink whenever someone is reported breaking the rules).
@@KaiHenningsen That is so amazing, love connecting with people around the world who work for different railroads. Myself I am a railroad man too. Thank you for all the great information my friend.
It’s public property it’s not harassment
Hence I do not or try not to shoot staff or mistakes made by some
He must have been having a bad day.
@JawTooth Hey JT You are awesome, thanks for your comment, and yea probably was having a bad day, we all have those.
Most Train Crews Seem TO BE Really Friendly They Know People Love TO Record Trains Because Locomotives Are Very Attractive Objects Don’t You Think 🤔
That was the first engineer to yell at me, the BN one. The Engineer on he Amtrak train was very friendly.
This is the equivalent of al old man yelling "Get off my lawn!"
😆🤣🤣😆
I‘ve read a few times here that rail workers don’t like being filmed because their managers can’t wait to find some violation to fire them.
Now can they afford to fire workers so easily? Is there a queue of qualified replacements where they can just pull the next one off the shelf?
That is one thing I hate about railroad...management is promoted upon their employees mistakes or failures. You will never work for any company that tires so hard to fire their employees like Railroads do.
So isn't there a worker shortage then?
Or is the pay so good that people can still be found regardless? @@timeforbeans
Btw I saw a video of engine 25 like the one you caught 3 days ago, at the Galveston train museum, that had a K5H horn, but few years later idk which horn it has now. Also I’m so sorry that you got yelled out by a BNSF engineer
Oh that is very cool, we don't often see those engines in the Valley.
Why are so many locos needed for that consist?
It's a pity so many seats don't align with a window.
This Amtrak run was a test train run, they were testing the new coaches, with technicians on board. The unit they picked up, was set out by another Amtrak train earlier in the week that had broken down.
@@timeforbeans Ah, thank you, that makes it clear. Happy New Year from Australia 🇦🇺
A non powered cab unit would be a nice quiet ride for the engineer.
@roberttheinkel6225 Yea I agree, no noisy engine to listen to for your shift.
I’m sorry that happened. I have friendly crews at my local railroad never had one that yelled at me. Probably was having a bad day like jawtooth said
I rode the new cars on 717 Bakersfield to Stockton and getting up on them suck. The seats don't recline and no cafe.
Bottle water and cheeze its.
Bring your own food and make the best of it.
Hopefully they add a Cafe Car one day.
Wouldn’t that have been the Conductor, not the Engineer? Got out Left side of cab.
Never seen Engineers leave Controls and go to Ground unless train is tied down
Typically yes, but this was a Test Train, so they staffed it differently this day. In Fresno we have a short line RR, SJVR, and their engineer often get down to line switches, or cut off power...so forth.
@@timeforbeans well it’s California…
I get down to line switches all the time, especially if my crew are at the rear of the train. They're a couple miles behind me in the yard, it's just faster to climb down myself. But, yes, by rule we do need to secure the train to leave it unattended, even to line switches a few feet ahead of me.
@@kensingtonchapp4819
Leave it in 3 Step?
Why the double cab car consist?
They picked up the other cab car, because earlier in this week it was set out due to mechanical problems on another Amtrak in revenue service.
Seems like they might have been joking amongst themselves.
Sweet radness! 👍👍wish I could like it 2x.
Howdy, so glad you enjoyed the video. 😀
That’s nice work
Hey, I am glad you enjoyed the video. 😀
It's called NEWS
ahhhh someone pee’d in his cheerios this morning 😅
LOL 😆
Nicely done Beans 👏😁
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the video. 😀
It is a very strange thing that only 1% rail route of USA is electrified whereas India has 93% electrified railway. Indian Railways will achieve 100% railway electrification by the end of 2024.
I wish we had electic RR here in CA....soonest to come might be the CalTrain in the Bay Area. I think they will be first before the TURTLE of CAHSR LOL
@@timeforbeans That means railway is totally unelectrified in CA? 🥺🥺
@@rfsoham8351 Freight yes, unelectrified. East coast has Passenger service that is electrified, and most major cities have electrified light rail subways and street cars.
@@timeforbeans Oh I see....what is in the rural areas? Are there electrified rail routes or not?😢
gotta be the most overpwered amtrak ever
Should make good time! Zoom!!
Idk what he was like that. You werent trespassing or even remotely too close to the tracks.
I keep a respectable distance, I only film from public accessible areas. I think the engineer was having a bad day
He'll be goin away in a one way trip to derail if he don't pay attention. I always like a foamer whi will even be a sort if trackside detector to call in anything the crew might miss. Ive even heard if injurys by rail crew distracted by railfans. Just don't liose situational awareness bottom line.
Get a grip, keep a grip.
Good Advice my friend. 😃
Stupid Radio: You need one that has some front-end filtering so you're not picking up splatter from nearby commercial junk. Or if you want to go thru the trouble, they make Band-pass filters that narrow down the junk coming in.
Oh thanks for the great advice, yea I need to upgrade my scanner for sure, mine is older one, I am sure new ones are much better. Hope you had a nice Christmas.
Very cool Beans. What was with the BNSF engineer? 🤔
He was probably having a bad day, or just hates rail fans in general lol 🤷
@@timeforbeans lol... The Venture Cars look sharp. I hope that they are durable and low maintenance.
@@jjxtwo1 I plan to book a trip on them, after Christmas. They are going in to service...from what I hear before Christmas. After the holiday travel rush Im gonna take a trip to Bakersfield and back probably. I do hope there is a Cafe Car...not sure about that yet.
@@timeforbeans That's great. Have a awesome trip.
@@timeforbeans Maybe his wife needs to give him more sex. Probably backed up.
eh railroaders used to be friendly. now a lot are crappy. i know some that are nice though. but mostly it gets worse every year. i am glad you didnt go away. shows him. However, the crews on the BNSF railway in Missouri tend to be very nice crews.
I find most railroaders are very nice as well. Its a tough job they have, they are responsible for millions of dollars of equipment and inventory on every shift, or train they run. It can be a stressful job. Happy New Year!
@@timeforbeans true but every job in the world is stressful for one reason or another.
looks like you’re on private property which looks like their yard. If that’s the case I can see why the engineer said what he said. But in your defense, if you’re at public property and a safe distance from the tracks which you are, the engineer is probably just having a bad day
There is a public road that runs next to their yard, I just park on the public easement and film from the roadside. I don't want to get a trespass from the railroad.
@@timeforbeans yeah, definitely not. I’ve definitely noticed some of the crews don’t really like Railfan‘s. I’ve got a buddy who works for a railroad now, and that’s what he had said
@@Cmanjp427 Well, I guess that among railfans, like in any larger group, there are some bad apples. A while back I heard from ... I think it was an ex-train-driver - that railfans next to a track, maybe even partially hidden by something, can be a pretty nerve-wracking thing, especially as there are cases of people doing the not-to-bt-mentioned-on-UA-cam thing jumping on the track directly before a train, just for one problem. So make sure you're easily visible from afar (maybe in a high-viz west), and set up in a way clearly recognizable as a railfan, and not too close to the tracks ... stuff like that. Don't make them sweat bullets and reach for the emergency brakes! Also, perhaps don't swing what looks like spray paint cans ...
@timeforbeans RR police would just come by and ask you to leave and alot of times you could be on public property but they can say you're on their property they don't even know where they're lines are even if you didn't go pass the no trespassing sign I wouldn't be to paranoid.
@@KaiHenningsen Great advice, people close to the tracks can make crews nervous, here in the Central Valley we have a high number of train vs pedestrian strikes. Lots of homeless in the Fresno area wander on the tracks and unfortunately get struck by trains. Very sad for the train crews, and individual who ignored the warning gates.
I used to work railroad. I don't care to do it again. It was very long days in all kinds of weather conditions with little to no sleep, usually on an empty stomach and having to tolerate bad co workers and or a boss who wanted to see you gone. So, maybe that will give a little insight to why most railroad workers aren't friendly or don't have the time to stop everything for your entertainment.
Yea, it is so crazy talking to railroaders how much management wants to fire all their employees so much. Pretty much the opposite of most normal jobs.
who asked him to stop? i'd fire his ass for being a jerk if anything ... people need more trains in their lives not less
Don't hear him yelling at you. Are you sure?. Hopefully you were not making this up for clickbait and views.
In the description box, I added a time stamp to the video, at 04:30, you can her an engineer switching on a near by track yell GO AWAY, to me.
I heard the engineer yelling "GO AWAY!" When was the last time you had your hearing checked?
He says it
@@DarkVoidIII Every 3 years, as required by the FRA to keep my Class-6 license current. 🙉
Great video work, but incredibly ugly train, IMHO. The Brighltine in Fla...now that's a pretty local.
LOL Thank you. That Brightline you got down there, sure does a lot of population control. ☠
I hear they want to do a Brightline West...between Vegas and LA. Will they use your FL yellow...or think there will be a new paint scheme?
@@timeforbeans Not sure. Completely unbiased comment as I'm in NC! :-) Keep up the good work.
@@johnniekelly Thanks, have a merry Christmas my friend 🎄
i hate "railfans"
Why the fuck would you say that
Why, might I ask?
But railfans dont hate you @kingdomsbricks4762
Awwww do you need a hug?
When I was a Road Conductor at BNSF, I found foamers to be sooooooo annoying & snitches especially the ones on the Cahon Subdivision.
Snitches get Stitches! 🦾
i think you, the yelling cabbie and a lot of "smart" people like you are the actual foamers, because you FOAM YELLING AT PEACEFUL PEOPLE ... fkin donuts
Remember you’re filming people working at jobs where the threat of one violation of policy could mean termination. Film the trains, but not the workers. Just decency.
Great advice, thank you for your input. 💌
To be completely honest…
that is the worst looking locomotive i have seen in quite a while
Which one? What locomotive did you hate the most? There were a lot of locomotives pictured in this video.
@@timeforbeans the new one shown at the beginning, i just don‘t like the design
@@Angelthewolf Yea your gonna hate it, thats the new style Amtrak has ordered several of.
@@timeforbeans altough i have to add that i‘m german, so i prefer european style trains in general (when it comes to the looks)
@@Angelthewolf 💌🤟
What’d you do when he said go away lol
I filmed them even harder!!! lol
You gave me one click I gave you one click please we both needed
ligma
Ugly cars of the European style, look kind of flimsy
I'll find out next month when I take a ride.
You are illegally trespassing, I would report you to the authorities
@DanMeyer80 Oh Gee I sure hope that the Railroad don't send out Officer Krupke to get me.
They aren’t trespassing
Unless you go pass a sign that says private property you're not trespassing.
I'll show you trespassing my friend
railroaders laugh at you foamers.
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