Wow...That was One of the Coolest Train Videos I Have ever Seen. Amazing Footage. I Live in Prescott, Az and Visit Flagstaff a lot. Love Monitoring The Train Traffic in the Area on One of my Scanners when I'm there. The Footage you got at the Flagstaff Depot at Night was Awesome...Especially when You Got the 2 Double Stacks Passing Each other. So Cool. Sadly the Last Train Out of Prescott Arizona Departed on Sept 22 - 1983....History Lost Forever..........Thank You.
That's great that a local resident from AZ likes the videos! Wow, Prescott isn't the worst place to live lol. Cool. I had so much fun in Arizona, love the state and the trains. I crisscrossed the entire state. I'm currently uploading the last video of the BNSF Transcon series. This will be followed by my adventures from the south, the UP Sunset Route.
This is what you really call BNSF Intermodal Container Lines as busy as everything else this is what keeping the Rail Lines so busy Container Intermodal is Number 1 and the New Container Intermodal Container Terminal in Mephis is just magnificent and just wish I was able to model this in HO Thanks again for another Fantastic Container Intermodal video well done thumbs up on this video really appreciate these videos big thank you
thanks for this video that was an unusual grain train nice catch. How hoy was it while were there the have had temps in the one hundred teens. I appreciate your work many thanks. Love the 4k
Flagstaff's elevation is about 7,000 feet. It typically doesn't get that hot up there. While I was there early June, the highs were in the moderate 80s-90s. In the south, temperatures went up to 112 degrees which was indeed challenging as railfanning is mostly an outdoors adventure lol.
I have to confess I'm not a lover of night scenes. That apart, what was the light source that activated the refelctive paint/panels on the locos/wagons? Re the 4 + 3 + 2, I think it was Trains 232 who caught a similar combination quite some time ago, but I'm not certain. Certainly Flagstaff is a photogenic railway location.
Yeah, I think I remember seeing a video of his with the same train. I've seen the same setup now at Tehachapi, Daggett, and Flagstaff. What I think I've figured out is that east of Winslow, it operates in a 4x2 configuration, and they stop at Winslow to put in the 3 mid-train DPUs. I don't know if that's always true, but last summer, we caught a big grain train at Gallup heading West with 4x2 power. Then we saw it again at Flagstaff with the same power except now with 3 mid DPUs. I've heard that it's a fertilizer train, but I'm not sure where it originates. Great video BTW! That's an awesome spot. -Cam
WOW! You went all the way to Flagstaff to record? You should've dubbed in Crazy Train from Ozzy Osbourne for the grain train. I wish CSX & NS would do that here in New Jersey. Great catches though.
Another great video! You were in Arizona just for a week, but it seems your materials are endless :D Were all the engines of the grain train running? I didn't hear the first two dash 9s, but maybe I'm just deaf :D
Thank you. There's so much to discover. It's a lot of interesting action and the spots are really nice. I don't remember, but I would think they were online.
I don't know, I haven't been in Austell in a long, long time. Despite the many trains it's not my favorite spot as it's too narrow for the way I'm filming and it's not very close to where I live.
Oh yes! Flagstaff is located on a high plateau which drops towards the east and west. There are other mountains along the line in California and New Mexico as well.
Are the crossings in Flagstaff silent (no horns) now? I was there about 15 years ago and the horns were always sounding for all those crossings? Don't hear any in this video.
Great videos but ur cutting the trains short u should video it so we can watch the entire train pass just an opinion. Did I say I love the videos I wish I had train action like this in my neck of the woods
Thank you! Well, some videos would be several hours long without cuts! Also, most people (me included) do not like to watch a single-angle perspective of an entire train if it's very long. However, filming the way I do requires edits which "costs" cars. but overall most of the cars are actually visible in the sequence combined of the individual scenes.
BNSF symbols include codes for origin and destination. The example you mention is probably a train from Chicago to Portland. I'm not too familiar with the BNSF symbols. They are less interesting for a railfan than say CSX or NS symbols because the crews don't call their symbols when passing signals so an ordinary railfan doesn't typically know which train he just watched.
IMHO BNSF is currently the best-operated railroad in the country. I'm always impressed how efficient the Transcon is managed and how calmly problems are solved. It certainly helps that the line is double-tracked. BNSF also puts enough power on every train to add redundancy. They simply can afford it. It really looks like they trust GE power more than EMD in terms of reliability, particularly on the "hot" trains.
the rails were writhing similar to a vein with blood coursing thru it, alright, that will be about enough of the poetry but it did look ominous at first glance
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I haven't ever seen a Grain Train like that before. I really do Like seeing BNSF Train Locomotives.
Great video. Love being out west
Thank you. Same here; I’d love to head back asap.
mbmars01. Are u going back there anytime soon. Or do u have plans to go back there?
@mbmars01. Do u know the difference between the es44ac and the es44c4 locomotives?
Spent two nights in a motel in Flagstaff and the sound of the horns all night made the hairs on the back of my head stand up. Awesome
Haha, I can imagine. It can drive one crazy, to hear but not to see the trains.
The lashups on that grain train were absolutely insane! Nice video.
It was special, for sure. Thanks!
Wow...That was One of the Coolest Train Videos I Have ever Seen. Amazing Footage. I Live in Prescott, Az and Visit Flagstaff a lot. Love Monitoring The Train Traffic in the Area on One of my Scanners when I'm there. The Footage you got at the Flagstaff Depot at Night was Awesome...Especially when You Got the 2 Double Stacks Passing Each other. So Cool. Sadly the Last Train Out of Prescott Arizona Departed on Sept 22 - 1983....History Lost Forever..........Thank You.
That's great that a local resident from AZ likes the videos! Wow, Prescott isn't the worst place to live lol. Cool. I had so much fun in Arizona, love the state and the trains. I crisscrossed the entire state. I'm currently uploading the last video of the BNSF Transcon series. This will be followed by my adventures from the south, the UP Sunset Route.
Thanks mbmars01.....Northern Az Especially Prescott is an Awesome Place to Live. Great Videos my Friend, Keep on Railing.....
Lol, I will.
Looks like it was a cold old Night, but great Trains, beautifully photographed
Thanks, appreciated! It wasn't really cold, but it can get a bit chilly at night at this altitude, for sure.
This is what you really call BNSF Intermodal Container Lines as busy as everything else this is what keeping the Rail Lines so busy Container Intermodal is Number 1 and the New Container Intermodal Container Terminal in Mephis is just magnificent and just wish I was able to model this in HO
Thanks again for another Fantastic Container Intermodal video well done thumbs up on this video really appreciate these videos big thank you
Absolutely right! Thanks.
mbmars01 I was trying to send you Gmail to get more information about all the videos
You can find the email address under the "About" tab now.
Flag is a really cool town. The railfanning there equally cool.. You did a good job getting that.
+David Philpott Thanks a lot.
Impressive video...even those dust spouts looked cool....Nice one!
Thank you very much.
Great video, great location for the night shots. Very enjoyable.
Absolutely, I like Flagstaff. Thanks!
if you like intermodals this is the place to be!! enjoyed the video.nice night recording.
Absolutely - and I really like to watch them. Thanks!
nice video sweet catches
Thank you.
Terrific shots and GREAT editing!!
I'm glad you enjoyed watching the video!
Great video. That grain train was awesome!
Thanks! I know... one of a kind.
Thanks of the enjoyable video. Fascinating stuff
Cool, thank you!
Great night shots. Excellent video.
Glad you like it, thanks!
God bless you and your family and friends again
nice video we just got back from a trip out to flagstaff. I want to go again to see more trains
I can imagine... I feel the same, want to go back.
Nice video, very impressive the grain train!
Thanks. I know, it's impressive. It actually caught me by surprise.
Great video as always. Thanks for this upload.
Thank you for watching!
Great job as usual!
Thanks!
Thanks for a very good video: the first one I have watched on my new 27 inch monitor; looks very good on this new one.
Awesome! I hope it has 4k HD or is a retina display. Only then you get the full blast ;-)
grait video man. keep them coming.
Thanks.
thanks for this video that was an unusual grain train nice catch. How hoy was it while were there the have had temps in the one hundred teens. I appreciate your work many thanks. Love the 4k
Flagstaff's elevation is about 7,000 feet. It typically doesn't get that hot up there. While I was there early June, the highs were in the moderate 80s-90s. In the south, temperatures went up to 112 degrees which was indeed challenging as railfanning is mostly an outdoors adventure lol.
Lots of great railfanning opportunities on the Seligman sub. Good places to eat in Flagstaff and believe it or not in Seligman.
Yep.
Awesome catches!
Thank you.
I have to confess I'm not a lover of night scenes. That apart, what was the light source that activated the refelctive paint/panels on the locos/wagons? Re the 4 + 3 + 2, I think it was Trains 232 who caught a similar combination quite some time ago, but I'm not certain. Certainly Flagstaff is a photogenic railway location.
Yeah, I think I remember seeing a video of his with the same train. I've seen the same setup now at Tehachapi, Daggett, and Flagstaff. What I think I've figured out is that east of Winslow, it operates in a 4x2 configuration, and they stop at Winslow to put in the 3 mid-train DPUs. I don't know if that's always true, but last summer, we caught a big grain train at Gallup heading West with 4x2 power. Then we saw it again at Flagstaff with the same power except now with 3 mid DPUs. I've heard that it's a fertilizer train, but I'm not sure where it originates. Great video BTW! That's an awesome spot.
-Cam
Great video. Flagstaff is one of my favorite stations. Very nice night photography. Looks like you were there into the evening. Did you see WB Amtrak?
Thank you! No, Amtrak was late.
nice video
Thank you!
sweet catches.
Thanks!
your welcome Happy 4th of July
Same to you!
WOW! You went all the way to Flagstaff to record? You should've dubbed in Crazy Train from Ozzy Osbourne for the grain train. I wish CSX & NS would do that here in New Jersey. Great catches though.
I spent an entire week in Arizona, running east and west and north and south in the entire state lol.
nice night shots,
Thanks! I'm happy they came out well.
Nice video!
Thanks!
Thanks BNSF my favorite n Amtrak
Those reflective markings are really effective aren't they.
Yep, I like to film with my LED lights at night and the reflections look great I think.
Another great video! You were in Arizona just for a week, but it seems your materials are endless :D Were all the engines of the grain train running? I didn't hear the first two dash 9s, but maybe I'm just deaf :D
Thank you. There's so much to discover. It's a lot of interesting action and the spots are really nice. I don't remember, but I would think they were online.
Those chugging GE's ... ahhh X3
Do you know how many trains run in Flagstaff per day?
My guess is 80-100.
I like train videos on TH-cam 💥
Nice Catch
Thank you!
God bless you
Thanks, you too :)
Nice BNSF- NS Lashup.
I have been there when I was Little.
When are you available to go back to Austell?
I don't know, I haven't been in Austell in a long, long time. Despite the many trains it's not my favorite spot as it's too narrow for the way I'm filming and it's not very close to where I live.
Are there mountains in the area? That has to be the reasons that consist had 9 engines.
Oh yes! Flagstaff is located on a high plateau which drops towards the east and west. There are other mountains along the line in California and New Mexico as well.
Are the crossings in Flagstaff silent (no horns) now? I was there about 15 years ago and the horns were always sounding for all those crossings? Don't hear any in this video.
Yes, they are quiet zones now.
Probably makes the non-railfanners staying in the local hotels much happier, and better rested. :-)
Did you count the cars on that 9 unit train?
No, I didn't, but he wasn't excessively long. But I guess it's a challenge at any rate to get a string of loaded grain cars across these mountains.
Great videos but ur cutting the trains short u should video it so we can watch the entire train pass just an opinion. Did I say I love the videos I wish I had train action like this in my neck of the woods
Thank you! Well, some videos would be several hours long without cuts! Also, most people (me included) do not like to watch a single-angle perspective of an entire train if it's very long. However, filming the way I do requires edits which "costs" cars. but overall most of the cars are actually visible in the sequence combined of the individual scenes.
seems like a lot of power for a grain train
why didnt they blow the horn when they went by the station?
The entire city is a quiet zone - no train horns.
How many cars grain train with BNSF 9 locomotives
Good question. I never count cars, but I’d guess he had more than 150.
I do not get the symbols for BNSF. I have looked at BNSF trains on rrpicturearchives and one was V-CHCPTL(?) Huh
BNSF symbols include codes for origin and destination. The example you mention is probably a train from Chicago to Portland. I'm not too familiar with the BNSF symbols. They are less interesting for a railfan than say CSX or NS symbols because the crews don't call their symbols when passing signals so an ordinary railfan doesn't typically know which train he just watched.
that train had all those engines.It probably was going over tehachapi.pass.
They always seem to keep their traction very well presented, BNSF, but it's nearly all Gevos with everything isn't it.
IMHO BNSF is currently the best-operated railroad in the country. I'm always impressed how efficient the Transcon is managed and how calmly problems are solved. It certainly helps that the line is double-tracked. BNSF also puts enough power on every train to add redundancy. They simply can afford it. It really looks like they trust GE power more than EMD in terms of reliability, particularly on the "hot" trains.
the rails were writhing similar to a vein with blood coursing thru it, alright, that will be about enough of the poetry but it did look ominous at first glance
Lol, I like the comparison.
People who disliked this vidoe is dumb because i love trains
Some people are simply strange lol
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