Wow! Great catching all the trains, including the CP Holiday Train in Revelstoke, Canada, deer in Fort Madison, Iowa, singers in Tucson, Arizona, and more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you.
Wish it had been called a Christmas train really. I mean what do they call the night before Christmas?......Holiday Eve?....and is Christmas day called Holiday Day? MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!🧑🎄
The Freight Car Rarities were really good, thanks VRF. I liked the scene at Paradise, caught in the dark. At Decatur, it was great to see BNSF SD70MAC 9653 on the Point, right where she belongs. The children playing instruments and singing at Tucson was mint, took me back to Schooldays.
I think the reason we may have seen the meteors in Fort Madison & La Plata is because this time of year is the peak of the Geminids Meteor Shower. Like the highly anticipated Perseids shower in August, the Geminids is also a popular meteor shower because of the number of meteors in an hour - 120 on average.
Actually the Geminids give "more showers" than the Perseids. The problem is that in winter people don't feel as much as getting outside to see. The good part of toyear is that the moon was like 1/10th of her luminosity, right after new, and was easier to see meteors.
It has been a Great Year of Action from all of those who have brought these pictures to us with such Video Precision and Narration where Carried out Fantastic!!!!!. I wish all of our Friends in the United States a Merry Xmas and a Happy And Prosperous New Year, Keep on Tracking with the Great Videos. To the the Fine Train Crews, Drivers, Conductors / Supervisors, Train Traffic Controllers, Emergency Response Rail Teams and all other Technical Staff, "" Please Stay Safe "".
0:07 NS towing Amtrak 1:20 CSX welded rail train reversing. I like that it's made of old gondolas 1:58 Just amazing, a shot of Strasburg 90 at night (7PM) 2:40 CSX 1827 leading solo 3:08 wooden poles pass a military train 3:42 Canadian American Railroad boxcar. It ran between Brownville Junction in central Maine to Lennoxville, 98 miles from Montreal. It later ended up being owned by the CM&Q and its route is still run by Canadian Pacific 3:54 hornshow from Amtrak 301 "Blackout" pulling the Cardinal 4:28 Amtrak 2298 and 2295 are in Phase V while 2297 is in Phase VII, the first non-Siemens piece of equipment to wear this livery. An FMWX B39-8 is behind them, possibly heading to the Filmore And Western 5:14 Hey, deer! your tarsal is showing! 7:06 Herzog well train on the rear of a mixed freight 7:30 Wheelslip from C&O 1309 on both wheelsets 8:04 hobo crosses between stopped coal hoppers, under a minute before a Talgo appears on the other track 9:27 two warbonnets trailing 10:20 10-unti power move with H1, Executive MAC, H2, and NS power (again at 11:27) 12:05 an H2 dash 9 and three warbonnet dash 9s! 13:10 deer notices people and retreats back to the other side of the tracks 13:27 SAM Shortline excursion with three private cars on the rear 15:13 CPKC Holiday Train in Revelstoke! I feel bad for people who only saw these trains in daylight 16:44 Executive MAC leading with a steel bell. Most locomotives built after 2005 have e-bells, but some older units get the after repairs 16:57 what is going on in Princeton, Indiana?! 17:33 old hopper cars 18:26 Greenville and northern boxcar with door left open 18:35 Conrail coal hopper 18:57 Hub Group 50th anniversary container 19:04 CN100 and ex-Citirail units on the same train 19:40 Comet Rice hopper! I never saw that livery until today 19:52 CSX 1853 as mid-train DPU 20:10 that's a big fire! I hope everyone made it out safe 20:36 14-unit power move at 6x speed and regular speed 21:41 UP 1983 as mid-train DPU
Love watching all the different trains and locations,,,i live in the south,,,,,so i really enjoy seeing the change in the season,,,,,,,,keep up the great work guys,,Merry Christmas 🎄🎅
Sure looks like a Christmas train to me. I wonder what "holiday" has lights, packages wrapped with bows, shiny snowflakes and bright ornaments along with a Santa and a "ho-ho -ho?" Merry Christmas👍
So sad for someone to lose their home hope no one lost their life.great grab bag love the CP holiday train and the old fallen flag cars.Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all
Wow VR now helping me with Zoology. Tarsal Gland Shout out! Also at 18:49 rare to see a CSX leading a BNSF consist in Chehalis Wa but later in the video seeing a lot of Power moves of BNSF units to Chicago. Needing help everywhere.
wondered what the close out was going to be after thr CP Holiday Train. Great closure with the Childrens' Mariachi Band at the Santa Claus and Holiday celebration at the Tucson AMTRAK station.
I loved the children's band and singers too; I just wish I could have heard them a little better--but maybe that's my ears lol--and anytime I see the Holiday Train is a great day!
If you're referring to the Darwin in Chehalis, he looked to me like a real true bindlestiff who'd done that a time or 12 before. I wonder how many there are out there still riding the rails...
@@donnaj9964 Only my guess on the possible funeral, Donna. Look up at the top where the time counter is and also down in the lower left corner, they will show how much they speeded the video(s) up.
Magnificent Beard Conductor is getting Ready for the BIG Day 🎅 It will need to be Dyed White before the Red Suit goes on for Millions of Deliveries Around World.👍
In my area, those Conrail hoppers are really common. Most of the time, the chances per train around here would probably be around every 1 Conrail hopper in 8-10 hoppers. Yea, the line I live near is practically frozen in time for the most part.
No, there were two trains, one ran in the US but did end in Gleichea, Alberta. The other ran exclusively in Canada, ending in Port Moody, Columbia. That was the train seen in the Grab Bag
hello Virtual Railfan & it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks virtual railfan friends randy & Merry Christmas & Happy New Year's & Best in the New Year's 2024 thanks friends randy
By the 1900s steam loco headlights powered by kerosene, etc were replaced with the new electric technology. There is a steam driven electric generator on top of boiler/firebox just in front of the front of the cab roof (note the steam exhaust)for headlight and other electrical devices.
Okay, so I had to look up "wheelslip" to find out what was going on with our beautiful 1309 in Maryland--I hope it didn't damage her--and I just saw a bunch more fallen flags I never even heard of before. This one was just packed--terrific!!!
The Deer are Standing there Looking at the Dumb Coal Train Blocked their Access to Other Side of the Tracks. PSR 🤪 at the Railroads are Causing Issues for Deer. 👎
I saw a few good meteors Wednesday night during the Gemini meteor shower, one fireball, those in IA had a blue tent, good video and catch on the WM 1300 2-6-6-4 drivers slipping!🛤🚂🎄
How beautiful is that seeing deer🦌hope they crossed over ok❤️
One way or the other, they crossed over !🤔😉
@@Richard-od7yd
Jeez.....true though.🫠
Nice ending to today's Grab Bag 🎶 🎄 👍
Loved Loved Thanks VRF❤🎄🎁
BEAUTIFUL..THANK YOU..🚂👍🤠
Wow! Great catching all the trains, including the CP Holiday Train in Revelstoke, Canada, deer in Fort Madison, Iowa, singers in Tucson, Arizona, and more, @Virtual Railfan, thank you.
I agree with you @the-terrible63
Wish it had been called a Christmas train really. I mean what do they call the night before Christmas?......Holiday Eve?....and is Christmas day called Holiday Day?
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!🧑🎄
The Freight Car Rarities were really good, thanks VRF. I liked the scene at Paradise, caught in the dark. At Decatur, it was great to see BNSF SD70MAC 9653 on the Point, right where she belongs. The children playing instruments and singing at Tucson was mint, took me back to Schooldays.
1:55 I see Strasburg did a special night excursion. Very nice 👍👍. I love it!
I believe it was with their Christmas train schedules.
Very nice variety of things to see and love the Xmas train.
I think the reason we may have seen the meteors in Fort Madison & La Plata is because this time of year is the peak of the Geminids Meteor Shower. Like the highly anticipated Perseids shower in August, the Geminids is also a popular meteor shower because of the number of meteors in an hour - 120 on average.
Actually the Geminids give "more showers" than the Perseids. The problem is that in winter people don't feel as much as getting outside to see. The good part of toyear is that the moon was like 1/10th of her luminosity, right after new, and was easier to see meteors.
I saw a bolide that night, as did my son later in the evening. I don't think they were from focus for the Geminids.
They were beautiful!
Why is everything a Fort in the United States?
@@bbuggediffy Because the Army threw up a fort as the country expanded west. They just named the settlement around it for the fort.
Another showcase of awesome catches and great interaction from the crews! Thanks as always for posting! God bless!
Amen. Thanks VR!
Another wonderful grab bag. Glad the cameras caught the meteors as it was overcast in my area during the Geminid shower☹️
It has been a Great Year of Action from all of those who have brought these pictures to us with such Video Precision and Narration where Carried out
Fantastic!!!!!.
I wish all of our Friends in the United States a Merry Xmas and a Happy And Prosperous New Year, Keep on Tracking with the Great Videos.
To the the Fine Train Crews, Drivers, Conductors / Supervisors, Train Traffic Controllers, Emergency Response Rail Teams and all other Technical Staff, "" Please Stay Safe "".
0:07 NS towing Amtrak
1:20 CSX welded rail train reversing. I like that it's made of old gondolas
1:58 Just amazing, a shot of Strasburg 90 at night (7PM)
2:40 CSX 1827 leading solo
3:08 wooden poles pass a military train
3:42 Canadian American Railroad boxcar. It ran between Brownville Junction in central Maine to Lennoxville, 98 miles from Montreal. It later ended up being owned by the CM&Q and its route is still run by Canadian Pacific
3:54 hornshow from Amtrak 301 "Blackout" pulling the Cardinal
4:28 Amtrak 2298 and 2295 are in Phase V while 2297 is in Phase VII, the first non-Siemens piece of equipment to wear this livery. An FMWX B39-8 is behind them, possibly heading to the Filmore And Western
5:14 Hey, deer! your tarsal is showing!
7:06 Herzog well train on the rear of a mixed freight
7:30 Wheelslip from C&O 1309 on both wheelsets
8:04 hobo crosses between stopped coal hoppers, under a minute before a Talgo appears on the other track
9:27 two warbonnets trailing
10:20 10-unti power move with H1, Executive MAC, H2, and NS power (again at 11:27)
12:05 an H2 dash 9 and three warbonnet dash 9s!
13:10 deer notices people and retreats back to the other side of the tracks
13:27 SAM Shortline excursion with three private cars on the rear
15:13 CPKC Holiday Train in Revelstoke! I feel bad for people who only saw these trains in daylight
16:44 Executive MAC leading with a steel bell. Most locomotives built after 2005 have e-bells, but some older units get the after repairs
16:57 what is going on in Princeton, Indiana?!
17:33 old hopper cars
18:26 Greenville and northern boxcar with door left open
18:35 Conrail coal hopper
18:57 Hub Group 50th anniversary container
19:04 CN100 and ex-Citirail units on the same train
19:40 Comet Rice hopper! I never saw that livery until today
19:52 CSX 1853 as mid-train DPU
20:10 that's a big fire! I hope everyone made it out safe
20:36 14-unit power move at 6x speed and regular speed
21:41 UP 1983 as mid-train DPU
Love watching all the different trains and locations,,,i live in the south,,,,,so i really enjoy seeing the change in the season,,,,,,,,keep up the great work guys,,Merry Christmas 🎄🎅
Amtrak GP38 in Phase VII paint at 4:32
What a great episode. 👍
Love the title don't think I've ever seen a 🚂 give birth
Hi Santa🎅🏼
Always a great grab bag
I saw in live Amtrak leader with NS !!! And enjoy engeener !👋
The Canadian Holiday Train is a Blessing 🫶🏻
Sure looks like a Christmas train to me. I wonder what "holiday" has lights, packages wrapped with bows, shiny snowflakes and bright ornaments along with a Santa
and a "ho-ho -ho?"
Merry Christmas👍
So sad for someone to lose their home hope no one lost their life.great grab bag love the CP holiday train and the old fallen flag cars.Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all
the news coverage just mentioned the massive damage to the house, so I hope that bodes well.
@@annem8152 Yeah me too,I lost everything in a house fire back in 85 bad wiring but everyone made it out thats all that matters
@@grec9177 That happened to us in 2017, so i really feel for you and for those whose house the one in Roanoke was.
Very sweet ending. gotta love fallen flags.
Wow VR now helping me with Zoology. Tarsal Gland Shout out! Also at 18:49 rare to see a CSX leading a BNSF consist in Chehalis Wa but later in the video seeing a lot of Power moves of BNSF units to Chicago. Needing help everywhere.
20:29 I don't care how Well they know the tracks, that view from each cab MUST give a second of two doubts...
Nice footage!
🌹☘️🇮🇳☘️🌹
10:25 Nice! 5924 is Lizzie from my trainz cartoon
16:58 - They’re HERE!
wondered what the close out was going to be after thr CP Holiday Train. Great closure with the Childrens' Mariachi Band at the Santa Claus and Holiday celebration at the Tucson AMTRAK station.
I loved the children's band and singers too; I just wish I could have heard them a little better--but maybe that's my ears lol--and anytime I see the Holiday Train is a great day!
*Nice Catches*
Miss Deer, watch out for Revy!!!!
I'll bet Revy is asleep by now--they had a *lot* of snow a while back!
He was very lucky this time
If you're referring to the Darwin in Chehalis, he looked to me like a real true bindlestiff who'd done that a time or 12 before. I wonder how many there are out there still riding the rails...
Big howdy and waves to all the wavers and horns.That skeleton scared me. LOL
I was wondering about that skeleton.
Me too--what was up with him/her?
@@donnaj9964 That looked like a funeral procession to me, if you watch it in real time they are going pretty slow
@@robchit1 I hadn't realized that it was speeded up. RIP to the soul that's gone and comfort to his/her loved ones. 🌹
@@donnaj9964 Only my guess on the possible funeral, Donna. Look up at the top where the time counter is and also down in the lower left corner, they will show how much they speeded the video(s) up.
Love the deer at Ft Madison. When's the next train? Where's #3? Don't ask those questions dear, night bot will get us
0:55 He looks like a young Leland Sklar.
LOL, he's quite impressive, played with a LOT of Stars. I just found out he played with Toto!
The Amtrak doing that many horns at 3:51 am 😅
I saw around 60 meteors, especially during the peak I saw a lot.
Magnificent Beard Conductor is getting Ready for the BIG Day 🎅 It will need to be Dyed White before the Red Suit goes on for Millions of Deliveries Around World.👍
Christmas dinner for Revie. Eh 😊
In my area, those Conrail hoppers are really common. Most of the time, the chances per train around here would probably be around every 1 Conrail hopper in 8-10 hoppers. Yea, the line I live near is practically frozen in time for the most part.
20:08 I hope no one was hurt or injured from that house fire in Roanoke.
8:56 good thing the dude was already gone by the time the Amtrak Train showed up.
He looked a little unsteady on his feet.
Maybe he was worried about running into a conductor like Ernest Borgnine in "Emperor of the North".
That title is something else lol
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Hey Everyone🎅🏼
GOOD morning
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Just curious: I’m guessing that is the same C P Holiday Train that came through Minnesota December 13 and 14?
No, there were two trains, one ran in the US but did end in Gleichea, Alberta. The other ran exclusively in Canada, ending in Port Moody, Columbia. That was the train seen in the Grab Bag
@@bovinemngr3752. Thank you.
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hello Virtual Railfan & it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks virtual railfan friends randy & Merry Christmas & Happy New Year's & Best in the New Year's 2024 thanks friends randy
At 13:26 is COFG running an excursion train?
20:08, was that the house fire in Roanoke thats on the news?
That flashing looks more like electrical arcing than a house fire.
It was.
@@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co figured
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Any new camera locations coming to Texas or Louisiana
Hobo’s generally Don’t Ride on Coal Trains for Obvious Reasons. 🤔
Fire engine and a herd of police headed to Duncan?
Looked like a funeral procession to me. Watch it in real time, they are going pretty slow
What's with the 14 police cars and the fire engine ?
Looked like a funeral procession. Watch it in real time and they're going pretty slow
How does a headlight work on that steam engine?
By the 1900s steam loco headlights powered by kerosene, etc were replaced with the new electric technology. There is a steam driven electric generator on top of boiler/firebox just in front of the front of the cab roof (note the steam exhaust)for headlight and other electrical devices.
@kennethhanks6712 Oh, Ill take a look. Sounds cool. Thanks
The generator is driven by a steam turbine. If you're nearby you can hear it whine.
Something that puzzles and kind of aggravates me is there is a you tuber that boasts and posts riding on the trains.
More than one.
Not a coal train giving birth...that was Dirtbag Santa.
I wonder what Holiday the Holiday Train is celebrating???
Okay, so I had to look up "wheelslip" to find out what was going on with our beautiful 1309 in Maryland--I hope it didn't damage her--and I just saw a bunch more fallen flags I never even heard of before. This one was just packed--terrific!!!
Usually damage would be on the rails as they heat up from the friction
@@robchit1 Thank you for the info--I still have so much to learn, and everyone on here is so helpful!
Poor people ride Greyhound buses & then really really poor people ride freight trains😬
The Deer are Standing there Looking at the Dumb Coal Train Blocked their Access to Other Side of the Tracks. PSR 🤪 at the Railroads are Causing Issues for Deer. 👎
🎶💃🏻🎶💃🏻🎶🎅🏼🎄🎁✨️🫶🏻
Goofball came off coal train
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Congratulations 🎉
@@xploration1437 who said I was a child?
Stop trolling 🤡@@xploration1437
@@xploration1437 Stop trolling 🤡
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Bnsf crewman on 6955 salute😊
Будете как первобытные как добыть огонь без спичек ,как воду где накопать ,как еду вырастить,ой вам не до смеха будет
I saw a few good meteors Wednesday night during the Gemini meteor shower, one fireball, those in IA had a blue tent, good video and catch on the WM 1300 2-6-6-4 drivers slipping!🛤🚂🎄