LIGHTS FLASHING, GATES DOWN AND THEY SIT ON THE RAILS! ENGINE FRONT TRUCK DERAIL, GODZILLA IN CLOUDS

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  • @Wildfire86872
    @Wildfire86872 3 місяці тому +18

    The car at 4:30 hit the leading edge of the curb. Those sparks were due to the curb ripping something up under the car like the oil pan, or maybe the suspension.

    • @donnaj9964
      @donnaj9964 3 місяці тому +1

      Thanks--I wondered if maybe the muffler fell off (been there, done that--not fun!) but your explanation makes more sense.

  • @donnaj9964
    @donnaj9964 3 місяці тому +5

    As a still-learning newbie, I had to look up "picking the switch" to find out what had happened--it was bad news, but I'm glad that the train got stopped without further damage. Godzilla was amazing, the bolide in Arvada was beautiful, and that was a totally rockin' ending--thanks for another great one!

  • @norfolksouthernrailfan2006
    @norfolksouthernrailfan2006 3 місяці тому +13

    That person in Austell was lucky.

  • @gp3829
    @gp3829 3 місяці тому +7

    Good to see the Steam Railway at Paradise are switching Freight cars on the Interchange for their Freight Customers (01:30)

  • @the-terrible63
    @the-terrible63 3 місяці тому +7

    Wow! Excellent catching all the trains in multiple locations, especially the Heritage Units, CSX military train in Cumberland, Maryland, and so much more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you very much and have a wonderful weekend.

  • @ChaiLatte13
    @ChaiLatte13 3 місяці тому +7

    10:45 They just panicked and literally forgot how to drive. That is scary.

    • @smitajky
      @smitajky 2 місяці тому

      With only seconds to spare they were so busy wanting to save their car that a few moments and they would have lost their life. They didn't even THINK to get out of the car and save themself. This time they were very lucky. And next time?

    • @BruceMielke-h1b
      @BruceMielke-h1b 2 місяці тому

      Natural selection failed this time.

  • @Mcdaffodilhill
    @Mcdaffodilhill 3 місяці тому +6

    Sad to see Western Maryland engine now CSX, love 1309 and the support engines for it, a wonderful train ride. Thanks for your videos, they fill an empty spot in my life.

  • @Yormsane
    @Yormsane 3 місяці тому +8

    27:02 Wow, what a catch! Strayed a long way from its home base in central Wyoming.

    • @donnaj9964
      @donnaj9964 3 місяці тому +1

      I've never even seen one of those before, and I live next door to Wyoming!

  • @charlesjames1442
    @charlesjames1442 3 місяці тому +22

    Every year we have a new crop of young drivers that have to learn so much more than they know from Driver’s Ed. And every year we have another crop of old drivers that need to give it up but won’t do it.

    • @roccolawson6703
      @roccolawson6703 3 місяці тому +2

      I don't understand what you are saying. Once the older drivers are gone, the roads will be unsafe for all drivers. Cars are safe, so that means that people need to be safe behind the wheel.

    • @michaelpiatkowskijr1045
      @michaelpiatkowskijr1045 3 місяці тому +3

      I was coming up fast on this car in a passing lane location. As I was getting ready to pass him, he cuts me off. I pass him on the right and I had plenty of time to pass him safely. The teacher was saying something to him and pointing at me. Was he telling him that I'm a bad driver because I was going the speed limit and didn't want to wait for him or was he telling him that he should have stayed over there. Btw, I was in a semi with a 53' trailer. He was going so slow that I passed him very quickly and I had over 50' of room behind me. He was so close to me when he cut me off that I would have had to slam on my brakes before I hit him.
      I was always taught if you can't keep up with traffic, let them around you. I'd always find a place I could slow down and get them around so they could be on their way.

    • @ryanfrogz
      @ryanfrogz 3 місяці тому +2

      Part of the issue, especially for older folks who grew up when the car was still a ‘new’ thing, is that it’s just HARD to quit. You were raised with this thing and lived your whole life using it, but now you can’t anymore. Happened to my grandma, my mom had to take the keys away to stop her from driving.

    • @modeltrainsandtracks
      @modeltrainsandtracks 3 місяці тому +2

      It's the same in other countries too. Few people remember that its a privilege to be allowed to drive a killing machine around on open roads, it not a right! This is especially true with the ever increasing numbers of them.

    • @Evilminiature
      @Evilminiature 3 місяці тому +3

      @@roccolawson6703the older drivers are the most dangerous drivers. So no the roads will be much safer. In fact after the age of 80 it should be revoked because your handling and reflexes are about 10x slower. Not to mention stuff like untreated dementia and Alzheimer’s making elders drive on the wrong side of the road.

  • @glynnmurdoch6243
    @glynnmurdoch6243 3 місяці тому +2

    Great to see a fellow Aussie on the channel 🦘

  • @virginiacentral
    @virginiacentral 3 місяці тому +1

    One of the best grab bags I've seen.

  • @TheMetGuy
    @TheMetGuy 3 місяці тому +5

    Awesome grab bag! I also caught that military train at Martinsburg!

  • @rms492
    @rms492 3 місяці тому +3

    22:52 impressive stop!!!!

  • @revharrycwigmoreiii5787
    @revharrycwigmoreiii5787 3 місяці тому +4

    Super great video, especially the emptying out of the Motor Pool, LOL. Great job Virtual Railfan!!!

  • @davidbrown4823
    @davidbrown4823 3 місяці тому +1

    Very great catches especially the Western Maryland.

  • @tytn9978
    @tytn9978 3 місяці тому +2

    great cloud-spotting!!!

  • @paulaschlager
    @paulaschlager 3 місяці тому +1

    Great catches and thank you for the ending! God Bless America!

  • @Alan-ln3ls
    @Alan-ln3ls 3 місяці тому +2

    From the mouths of infants… small boy watching two intermodals passing in opposite directions: "Daddy, why don't they just leave them where they were instead of swapping them over?"

  • @michaelpiatkowskijr1045
    @michaelpiatkowskijr1045 3 місяці тому +1

    That's interesting seeing an open platform passenger car with a door to other passenger cars

  • @ChainsawNW1218
    @ChainsawNW1218 3 місяці тому +1

    Nice video and catch on the Leslie RS3L horn on BNSF GE unit!🛤🚂

  • @Qrail
    @Qrail 2 місяці тому

    I vote yes on the outgoing music. 🎸 👍🏻

  • @slimonion1975
    @slimonion1975 3 місяці тому +4

    Awesome grab bag great catches

  • @ssweeps
    @ssweeps 3 місяці тому +4

    What are 3 Orange County CA metrolink commuter train cars doing in Missouri? BTW those are the old ones that are being phased out. They are not safe in crashes...

    • @leonardovalladares4315
      @leonardovalladares4315 3 місяці тому +2

      They are being refurbish and repainted by amtrak im sure amtrak going make sure those passenger car will be safe before returning them to metrolink

    • @ebf82234
      @ebf82234 3 місяці тому

      Not necessarily Orange County...Metrolink also runs in LA County FYI.

  • @tigerphid9677
    @tigerphid9677 3 місяці тому +1

    It's lucky that those bridges (like at Fort Madison) have enough space to accommodate the double stacks. If not, double stacks would be unworkable.

  • @TinkerTailor4303
    @TinkerTailor4303 3 місяці тому +8

    The guy who got out of the car at Austell was probably admonishing that driver for being so careless and dangerous.

    • @Alan-ln3ls
      @Alan-ln3ls 3 місяці тому +2

      Or checking to see if the driver was okay, or both.

  • @richgerber3524
    @richgerber3524 3 місяці тому +2

    Meteor = awesome

  • @willhazyblue
    @willhazyblue 3 місяці тому +3

    Godzira in Georgia run for the train!

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain Місяць тому

    0:08 CSX 1852 (again at 2:08)
    0:25 CSX inspection car GMS-2 parks in the siding
    1:30 ACS64 636 and P42 130 on the Pennsylvanian
    1:56 CSX 1973 (again at 15:18)
    2:22 private car on the rear of the California Zephyr. I saw this one myself in Denver back in 2016. I like the Friends Of The 261 sign
    3:57 NS high-top hoppers! Before these started appearing in grab bags, I thought the last of extended capacity hopper like these were retired in the 90s
    4:29 car damages itself on the crossing!
    5:32 13-unit power move
    6:29 train derails! the lead truck of lead loco CSX 5211 comes off the tracks on a switch (I thought it was the autorack)
    8:20 private cars on the Lake Shore Limited! The New York Central observation car is back where it originally worked!
    8:55 Amtrak 145 trailing on the Lake Shore Limited that has the private cars, just the two clips are out of order (same train again at 16:50)
    10:07 this car is stopped over the white line before the crossing started, then rolls forward onto the tracks and gets stuck! Manages to back free before the train gets too close!
    12:22 two locomotives, "do not hump" automated inspection boxcar, and one well car with two containers!
    12:46 four large transformers and Reading & Northern hoppers. the tanker also has ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ on it
    13:29 black, fiery exhaust coming from the lead P42 on the California Zephyr. The blue private car from earlier is also on this train
    15:50 RJ Corman tunnel motors! These were built for the Rio Grande and Southern Pacific with modified radiator compartments to run better in long tunnels.
    17:07 CTrail P40 on the Lake Shore Limited
    17:50 Heart Of Georgia welded rail train!
    18:54 CSX SD40-3 running long-hood-forward
    19:20 BNSF automated inspection train
    19:30 CSX 1976 trailing
    20:00 CSX 1853 pacing another train (again at 21:32 without the other train)
    20:17 NS 1070 leading solo
    20:27 BNSF 5452 leading solo with two tail DPUs
    22:00 completely missed the gate, stopped on the crosswalk, and just decide to continue crossing
    22:36 Reading & Northern hoppers which I believe are ex-Canada Grain
    22:50 LA Metrolink cars on the Southwest Chief, heading to be refurbished in Wisconsin
    25:18 three geeps in front of a GEVO
    25:39 BNSF 4355 has an RS3L horn
    26:34 UP 1989 as DPU
    27:02 Bighorn Divide & Wyoming RR loco
    27:22 Cascades trains pass each other. One is horizon cars, the other is a Talgo
    27:54 wow, both MOW and military machines on one train!

  • @MegaZsolti
    @MegaZsolti 3 місяці тому +1

    10:34 Guy got honked at for starting to go, which made him stop dead on the tracks, then the green light went away. Quite a few things going on here, but definitely the green light was too short. Honker also just gave up on him and straight up left.

  • @RaineStudio
    @RaineStudio 2 місяці тому

    Too impatient to wait for the train. Then, when they get it, it's "There wasn't enough warning!"

  • @tclem44
    @tclem44 3 місяці тому +5

    WTH in Austell, GA? Why aren't traffic lights synced with crossing signals? Traffic signal turns green while crossing lights are flashing!

    • @francescaa8331
      @francescaa8331 3 місяці тому

      You're right. That's odd. Everywhere I have lived, lights automatically changed when a train was coming near.

    • @MegaZsolti
      @MegaZsolti 3 місяці тому

      They seem to be synced, which is why the green was given within about 5 seconds of activation...

  • @DTD110865
    @DTD110865 3 місяці тому

    Wow, Metrolink cars in LaPlata! I don't know what I'd do if I saw them in Florida or New York.

  • @richardw3470
    @richardw3470 3 місяці тому +1

    Whoopee - Western Maryland.

  • @762Media42
    @762Media42 3 місяці тому +8

    1:23 Dats me!!

  • @thebnsftracker1317
    @thebnsftracker1317 3 місяці тому +8

    As dumb as that situation was, the traffic pattern there is very poor. The light should not have turned green as the gate is already going down. That should happen before the crossing activates.

    • @lelandnanny967
      @lelandnanny967 3 місяці тому

      He/she should have ignored the person honking the horn and kept going. The car horn spooked him and he stopped to see what was going on. Still, not a bright driver.

    • @thebnsftracker1317
      @thebnsftracker1317 3 місяці тому +1

      @@lelandnanny967 They panicked and then became indecisive; not very good timing.

  • @richardbause2453
    @richardbause2453 3 місяці тому +3

    Those flashing lights mean something 🤔?
    A gate arm comes down on top of the car 🚗?
    2 car lengths to the track and you STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHATS GOING ON 🤔😮😫???

  • @MediumApproachSlow
    @MediumApproachSlow 3 місяці тому +1

    12:25 what a statement csx

  • @randydobson1863
    @randydobson1863 3 місяці тому +8

    Hi Virtual Railfan & it's is Randy and i like yours video is Cool & Thanks Virtual Railfan & Friends Randy

  • @csrrjefflloyd6496
    @csrrjefflloyd6496 3 місяці тому +1

    Gee, was that a case of they almost missed the station in La Plata?

  • @GhostlywandererofAmericanrailr
    @GhostlywandererofAmericanrailr 3 місяці тому

    Really powerful of United States - very long military train 🇺🇸✊

  • @WeenyBeanyHere
    @WeenyBeanyHere 3 місяці тому

    25:25 Never seen a horn manifold that high, interesting

  • @coreypeters4170
    @coreypeters4170 3 місяці тому +2

    12:28, Huh! Only one container car?!

    • @upchessbyabzolute
      @upchessbyabzolute 3 місяці тому

      Wondering if wwot saw it and why it’s so short for 2 locomotives.

  • @wayneneher6362
    @wayneneher6362 2 місяці тому

    Wow, how often do you see a wig-wag of ANY vintage???

  • @lowellvillerailfanproductions
    @lowellvillerailfanproductions 3 місяці тому

    The train at the end of the video I caught it going through the village I live in

  • @stephenhudson8739
    @stephenhudson8739 3 місяці тому +2

    The car broke something important and it was dragging the ground

  • @IamValentina66
    @IamValentina66 3 місяці тому

    What song was that during the military train? Wow.

  • @jaredjensen7651
    @jaredjensen7651 2 місяці тому +1

    We are here to watch trains. Skipping to another train shot half way threw a train is contrary to the very idea of watching trains.

  • @msa6931
    @msa6931 3 місяці тому

    i almost had to change my underwear at that Austell near disaster

  • @Lone_Star_Proud
    @Lone_Star_Proud 3 місяці тому +2

    That clik bait picture of the car on the track starts st the 10:10 mark.

  • @roydrink
    @roydrink 3 місяці тому

    16:00 What is the triangular box on top of the R J Corman cabs?

  • @3henry214
    @3henry214 3 місяці тому +1

    I guess the guy in the white pickup couldn't believe his eyes that anyone could be THAT dumb at a crossing, so he had to walk up to the car to see for himself.

  • @jamestappin4741
    @jamestappin4741 3 місяці тому

    20:30, was that a no-grainer on the K line?

    • @paulbergen9114
      @paulbergen9114 3 місяці тому

      A good chance they were Frac sand cars headed back to Illinois or Wisconsin

  • @Qrail
    @Qrail 2 місяці тому

    I learned something from Joe Peach today. BNSF has more than one geometry car. I have seen 2 or maybe more. But one of them has more solar panels than the other.

  • @samb3706
    @samb3706 3 місяці тому +1

    Please lose the music near the end.

  • @9-44CW
    @9-44CW 3 місяці тому

    whats the news on the RJ Corman SD40Ts

    • @EMDF59PHFAN
      @EMDF59PHFAN 3 місяці тому +1

      I Hope RJC Could See The 3 RJ Corman SD40Ts

  • @ScottOnDrums
    @ScottOnDrums 3 місяці тому

    Is that SIMON at 7:49 getting off at La Plata?

  • @Retired88M
    @Retired88M 3 місяці тому

    That must have been a transportation battalion on the final train

  • @stephenhudson8739
    @stephenhudson8739 3 місяці тому

    It's a Pull man Pull .😅 I'm so funny sometimes

  • @25vrd48
    @25vrd48 3 місяці тому +2

    Local's telling the brain dead driver that they need to learn how to drive and not get killed by a train .

  • @veramae4098
    @veramae4098 2 місяці тому

    I hate when I click on a baited titled and then can't find the incident. Be nice if you would bookmark it, or something. 👎👎

  • @shaggybreeks
    @shaggybreeks 2 місяці тому

    Go around and just take random footage of random things and slap it all together and upload it to UA-cam. Then come up with some totally misleading title and a thumbnail that gets people to think that it might be worth watching. This is one of those. I won't be back.

  • @nigelterry9299
    @nigelterry9299 3 місяці тому

    Lovely grab bag. One born every minute? Seems like every 5 seconds.....

  • @TheFlyingmowerBusRailfan
    @TheFlyingmowerBusRailfan 3 місяці тому

    0:58 thunder

  • @daphetidroberto797
    @daphetidroberto797 3 місяці тому +1

    Please tell the operator in Chahalis WA to stop messing up the videos by panning. The video from there is awful. Please stop!

  • @jacobdubielak
    @jacobdubielak 3 місяці тому +2

    Probably insurance scam

  • @sinskinner
    @sinskinner 3 місяці тому +3

    im first!

  • @pootispiker2866
    @pootispiker2866 3 місяці тому

    Silly VRF, those lights mean PARK HERE but nobody listens to them.

  • @roystevens4333
    @roystevens4333 3 місяці тому +2

    Wow, that driver was having a total Joe Biden moment.

  • @cowperson4763
    @cowperson4763 3 місяці тому

    I get as mad as Hades when the clips are sped up and cut away when the cam is zooming and out. Wait till cam has stopped zooming in and out before going to next clip. AND NO MORE SPED UP VIDEOS.😡😡😡😡

  • @daveandbuddy71
    @daveandbuddy71 3 місяці тому +1

    You know if you had better equipment you wouldn't have to pause your grab bags videos so people can read the names that are on the side of the cars when you do that it's 10 times worse smdh

    • @TinkerTailor4303
      @TinkerTailor4303 3 місяці тому +1

      Well, aren't you an ungrateful sonofagun!!😮😮🤨🤬