Danny, I wanted to tell you thanks for the great work you have done on your videos. As a railfan I've watched videos from many people, but the time you have taken to not only edit them but the narration has to me been awesome. No one can even come close to the professionalism you have shown. Again, thanks for making this fan very happy!
Yeah, and RFD TV Bound ... Is where these videos should be playing, at least once a week, if not more. I get tired of old/ancient steamers where their engineers and crews are all in their graves.
I lol at that too! I did a video not to long ago and it was about 4 degrees. But I'm sure 48 to him down there is about the same as 4 here. It's what you are used to. lol, 48. :)
Danny, as usual the video is pure railfanning gold. I watch no other railfanning videos but yours. Thank you for the obvious effort you put into each one. Please keep them coming!
Danny, your videos are the most enjoyable I've ever watched. The comment about the housing market coming back was awesome. Nobody gives as much detail nor are they as informative as you. Please keep doing what you do and we'll keep enjoying.
Extremely professional! Top grade journalism! I think this gentleman could easily apply himself with a well respected news agency. The narration sounds so professional as if it was the Discovery Channel, National Geographic etc. Platinum level reporting! Thanks for all the hard work.
Randy Jaerger You are too kind with your comments, but they are much appreciated. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the report. As a confession, I'm a broadcaster by trade. What I do in these railfan videos is what I do for a paycheck, though the railroad stuff is far more fun.Thanks again,DH
Danny, That Tropicana train going to Greenville NJ which is in Jersey City NJ. The yard is called Greenville for the Greenville section of Jersey City. The Tropicana plant is up the street from the Statue of Liberty. Keep up the great work. Out.
Wow! A quadcopter camera! First time I've ever seen railfanning video like this. Incredible viewing. Imagine how useful that would be for mountain railroading in remote places. First time I came upon this channel. Excellent work sir!
Danny, very cool! Thanks for sharing your perspective! I remember a day (late 90's early 00's) when the yard at Wildwood contained quite a few cars. 604, 603 would set out or pick up, locals, etc. Coal trains going to Park would crew change there.
Eric Hays Thanks very much, Eric! Great to hear from you. Yeah I remember those days when there was plenty of action at Wildwood, though it was in it's waning days when I discovered it in the early 90's. It's weird but it's actually picking up nowadays.
SmokeStack684 Thanks! I'm not really very good at all. These things are just made so easy to fly that it's hard to mess them up. All GPS and compass controlled. If you let go of the controls, it just hovers in place. If the copter loses signal from the controller, it returns to its takeoff point automatically. Pretty cool.
I have a facebook group called Train Addicts it's for any age who love and enjoy trains and anything railroad related... check it out and would love to have you be part of it.
Absolutely awesome videos! Just subbed, and I can't say enough about the quality of the videos and the professional way they are presented. Very polished and highly informative! I'm going to have a lot of fun going through all your content. Thanks for taking the time to produce these outstanding videos, it's almost like being trackside... Keep them coming!
Chicago sees all different kinds of engines, mostly union pacific, CSX, and norfolk southern, at least once a month I see a norfolk southern roadrailer train by my house
Yes I did enjoy. Technology on the move. Something about watching full scale trains on the move and a voice to explain the action. I will take it over a football game. Later.
Anytime you can get a new perspective (in this case, airborne) on Florida rail shots it is exciting! The terrain here is pretty monotonous after awhile! Great tho if you hate mountains!
Also, on October 26 there was a coal train north in Folkston that had an SP SD40 on it. Hit Folkston at around 6:00 AM, so I was wondering if you saw it in South Florida?
Great Video as always Danny! I can't wait to get my Copter! hoping to get one within the next 2 months. I can do lots of things other than railfan with it! I'm wondering if what a deer would think of LOL! I might go and find some deer with it and see where the best hunting spot is on my property!
Great copter shots. I wonder if there are, will be, any restrictions on drones over infrastructure? Could be interesting if everybody has one! Thanks, Robert.
robert van ooyen The great thing about these small copters is they're cheap. That's also the bad thing, because sooner or later some railfan is going to go too far with one, then the restrictions will start.
Distant Signal I'm just waiting for someone to lose one in a hopper or gondola. 48 Degrees was the high I think when I went to railfan Bound Brook, NJ, though having spent most of my life in Florida I know the struggles of where the high is to warm to warrant heavier clothing but it's cold enough in the morning and evening to make someone regret not wearing a jacket.
If you florida railfans want to see a GE that's not CSX come to buffalo, New York. We get every RR that's out there. Plus we get a lot of GE CP from Canada because we right next to Canada
I just bought a quad primarily to get video like that in Folkston. Have you met any resistance from the railroad? Has any train crew tried to report you to the railroad police? I'm guessing that as long as you keep the quad a safe distance from the train, they won't consider you a threat and will pretty much leave you alone.
I wonder if you could strap a google camera to one of those drones? Then I suppose it would just be a matter of staying in line-of-sight with it, right?
Distant Signal it will take images from all directions and allow the end user to sort of ride along at their own pace. Google maps offers this already, its called street view. But you are only limited to where the google car has been driven or in some cases, where someone has been using a google camera and hiked!
Hey danny, great video. Never seen this until today. Spectacular footage. Anyhow,did you ever get to tallahassee or baldwin to get the K198-199 series oyster train before october of last year. Shoot me your email off list so we can talk if you want. Mike
B King It's an industry secret, but I'll tell you if you promise not to spread it around. It's called "audio post production". When I fly to copter to shoot a train I always roll my primary camera on the ground at the same time. In editing, I simply replace the copter audio with the ground camera audio. It's pretty easy.
@@distantsignal , that's why your videos are the best. even though you say it's easy., it's the attention to detail that we all appreciate. thanks........keep it up
Hi, what do you use to get the radio and view the trains on the computer , where they are etc. I really buoy all your video and I am looking forward the you next video already
TheAmericanGamingUnion As with everything,it depends.A top of the linePhantom4,or Inspire2,will set you back several thousand.There arensome very serviceable options for under$1000.One is the Yuneec Q500.Yuneec,is..unique because they are also building,real,passengercarrying,electric aircraft.Another is the AutelX-Star,and theX-Star premium.The Premium shoots in true 4K UHD,and has a control range of over a mile.You can get cheaper,still serviceable ones for a few hundred dollars.TheGPS enabled ones practically fly themselves.In fact,some of them let you program a whole mission,for true autonomous operation.Even when the dronenis operating autonomously,you are required to follow FAA requirements.Railfanning,and drone flying,are two hobbies that pair well together.It helps if you have money to burn,but doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive.
+DaringDramis Thanks! Nope, it just falls to the ground. It does have a a safety mode that uses the last current in the battery to float down and land softly.
Yes but also the S stands for Seaboard the original owner. All lines that were originally parts of the Seaboard AirLine RR begin with an S. (S, SP, SX) etc. All Atlantic Coastline RR trackage are abbreviated with an A (A, AR, AN, ANA) etc.
Quick question. When the trains operate empty and taking cars to be filled someplace else does the company have to do this for free or do they get some revenue for moving those cars? My expertise is aviation and they don't do ANYTHING for free. Just curious
That's a great question. I know a partial answer: Yes, the railroad eats that on the empty return. It's built into their cost of doing business. They try to find a "Backhaul" customer whenever possible. That is, find a shipper who wants to send something in the car on it's return trip. I don't know how often that happens, but I don't think it's 25% of the time.
Beautiful areal clips. But I am shocked to see that none of these railways are electrified. Not even the nine-track freight yard. Hauling all those extra heavy trains by diesel must be uneconomical and the least environmentally friendly.
Most U.S locomotives make their electricity on board they refer to them as diesel electrics that's why there are no wires overhead it's more feasible that way because of the tonnage they have to pull.
@@maxshelltrack9720 Diesel electric is also known around here but only as a second worst option. Proper electrification is justified by freight traffic. The longer goods trains travel and the heavier the haulage, the more profitable it is. For passenger trains it is only justified on high speed lines or if a main line is electrified for goods trains anyway. Not to mention the benefits on the environment: guzzling diesel to generate electric power comes with a lot more pollution than generating electricity in a dam or from wind power. Yes, it requires a vast initial investment which is provided by the governments but once it is in place, it pays off quickly and makes profit. This initial investment must be missing or it is considered too high over there. On this side of the pond every country has made this move except for the United Kingdom where the government traditionally refuses any subsidy to the railways so they are always on their last pennies. Seeing such heavy goods trains, double track main lines and stations without a catenary system makes me think this footage is from the 1920s. But then where are all the steam locos? :-)
Aaron Safioles Hi Aaron. Not familiar with the Dromida. I went with the DJI in January on advice from several friends in the RC hobby. They've made advances since the Phantom2 with the Vision2+. and the ZenMuse H3-3D.
I wish I could do what you do, I love taking photographs of trains and I do take some videos and then make them into my own personal ones, but I love what I have seen so far. I live in Red Wing, MN and we have Canadian Pacific around here and then across the river we have BNSF but not many trains travel the CP line to do like what you do.... I would like to send you and invite to join my facebook group called Train Addicts I think my members would love these videos.
Great work. But on TH-cam, the videos have an awful lot of judder that I find distracting whilst watching. Is this just an artifact of TH-cam's conversion and compression? Would be disappointed if the original material was this jerky.
Danny, I wanted to tell you thanks for the great work you have done on your videos. As a railfan I've watched videos from many people, but the time you have taken to not only edit them but the narration has to me been awesome. No one can even come close to the professionalism you have shown. Again, thanks for making this fan very happy!
Tyler Scott Thanks very much Tyler! Your kind words are most appreciated.DH
Yeah, and RFD TV Bound ... Is where these videos should be playing, at least once a week, if not more. I get tired of old/ancient steamers where their engineers and crews are all in their graves.
Yes we certainly enjoyed this aerial view of the train. Pretty cool. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️
I'd probably be out everyday if I could get shots like this. Excellent video!
Please Danny, 48 degrees? You guys crack me up! ;)
Great video. The quad really adds a new dimension.
I lol at that too! I did a video not to long ago and it was about 4 degrees. But I'm sure 48 to him down there is about the same as 4 here. It's what you are used to.
lol, 48. :)
Excellent production! I have to say I was more excited about the SD40-2 leading than the Canadian Pacific unit though.
I know right!
Enjoyed this video very much Danny! Great drone work. Thank you for sharing!
Danny, as usual the video is pure railfanning gold. I watch no other railfanning videos but yours. Thank you for the obvious effort you put into each one. Please keep them coming!
Danny, your videos are the most enjoyable I've ever watched. The comment about the housing market coming back was awesome. Nobody gives as much detail nor are they as informative as you. Please keep doing what you do and we'll keep enjoying.
Always happy to see drone video. Thanks.
Really like this overhead view of things. Showing train, landscape, sky, etc. Great shots. Thanks Danny!
What a great video. I love the recording with the gyrocopter and the Hero Pro3 camera.
Extremely professional! Top grade journalism! I think this gentleman could easily apply himself with a well respected news agency. The narration sounds so professional as if it was the Discovery Channel, National Geographic etc. Platinum level reporting! Thanks for all the hard work.
Randy Jaerger You are too kind with your comments, but they are much appreciated. I'm so glad that you enjoyed the report. As a confession, I'm a broadcaster by trade. What I do in these railfan videos is what I do for a paycheck, though the railroad stuff is far more fun.Thanks again,DH
I did indeed enjoy the aerial! Brings a whole new dimension to the videos. Narration is still pretty good too.
Excellent video, Danny! Really like the angles that came with the quadcopter.
brickbuilder711 I might actually get a drone for Christmas...
Great to be able to see into the cars - what they're carrying, how they're made, etc. Great use of new technology. Thanks.
The knowledge shared thru your commentaries always keeps me coming back for more. Thanks so much for sharing.
Too cool! The shots from that DJI Phantom2 quadcopter were outstanding. Now you are railfanning in style!
I love that beginning shot
Excellent shot video Danny!
I know a lot of railfans get bored of the CSX GE engines, but 7:36 is a really nice shot.
Outstanding videos Danny looks like CSX made many improvements to old Seaboard lines, thanks.
Danny, That Tropicana train going to Greenville NJ which is in Jersey City NJ. The yard is called Greenville for the Greenville section of Jersey City.
The Tropicana plant is up the street from the Statue of Liberty.
Keep up the great work. Out.
Nice editing. The different view from the quad copter gives the video a fresh look which is even better than being there.
Danny nice Visio keep up the good work!
Have enjoyed all of the videos that were watched today 5/17/20.
Wow! A quadcopter camera! First time I've ever seen railfanning video like this. Incredible viewing. Imagine how useful that would be for mountain railroading in remote places. First time I came upon this channel. Excellent work sir!
Love seeing the CP unit!
Danny, very cool! Thanks for sharing your perspective! I remember a day (late 90's early 00's) when the yard at Wildwood contained quite a few cars. 604, 603 would set out or pick up, locals, etc. Coal trains going to Park would crew change there.
Eric Hays Thanks very much, Eric! Great to hear from you. Yeah I remember those days when there was plenty of action at Wildwood, though it was in it's waning days when I discovered it in the early 90's.
It's weird but it's actually picking up nowadays.
Note at 1:36, the ditch lights on the AC44CW are where the Dash-8’s and most Dash-9’s have their ditch lights
Nice shots, Danny!
9:35 those wheel flanges are giving the inside of those rails a good workout
I love the aerial views and really enjoyed this, great job Danny!
vary cool and awesome videos mr harmond greetings from morinville alberta canida
I love your videos Danny, such a good job with the narrating.
Stan Sanders
dochutto Thanks Stan. That's much appreciated. Hope to see you in Folkston soon.
Boy you are a really good helicopter pilot! LOL. Another GREAT video Danny.
SmokeStack684 Thanks! I'm not really very good at all. These things are just made so easy to fly that it's hard to mess them up. All GPS and compass controlled. If you let go of the controls, it just hovers in place. If the copter loses signal from the controller, it returns to its takeoff point automatically. Pretty cool.
I'm liking the flying mosquito you got there! It provides unabridged views for sure!
I love this I need to get me one. Thanks DH
I keep trying to get out with the drone, but it's been to windy here in Wisconsin. Nice footage.
Nice Videos always look forward too see a video from you Keep it up Danny!
Very nice!
Up here we are happy to see anything other then CP red...
+Steven Bruni That's wild. Down here the railfan go absolutely bonkers when a red CP engine is leading anything.
CP rules the rails here in Red Wing, cause of the CEO not liking steam engines not one steamer can set wheel on the tracks here.
+Steven Bruni Even though I live down here in Florida, (West Palm specifically) I'm not much of a CP fan either...
I have a facebook group called Train Addicts it's for any age who love and enjoy trains and anything railroad related... check it out and would love to have you be part of it.
+Steven Bruni thanks!
Awesome video Danny!
I'm loving these aerial views! Do you think you could do more of these videos? Distant Signal
Excellent video Danny
I really enjoy your commentary.
Steven Michael Thanks very much Steven.
Amazing shots Danny! Love the drone!
Absolutely awesome videos! Just subbed, and I can't say enough about the quality of the videos and the professional way they are presented. Very polished and highly informative! I'm going to have a lot of fun going through all your content. Thanks for taking the time to produce these outstanding videos, it's almost like being trackside... Keep them coming!
dexterdog62 Thanks very much. Glad you're enjoying them
Chicago sees all different kinds of engines, mostly union pacific, CSX, and norfolk southern, at least once a month I see a norfolk southern roadrailer train by my house
Nice, thank you
Yes I did enjoy. Technology on the move.
Something about watching full scale trains on the move and a voice to explain the action. I will take it over a football game. Later.
Outstanding!
Couple of square wheels on the loaded hoppers.
Awesome to see some Canadian Pacific power way down there, considering even I don't see a ton of CP traffic... and I live in Montreal! It's all CN! :P
Anytime you can get a new perspective (in this case, airborne) on Florida rail shots it is exciting! The terrain here is pretty monotonous after awhile! Great tho if you hate mountains!
Also, on October 26 there was a coal train north in Folkston that had an SP SD40 on it. Hit Folkston at around 6:00 AM, so I was wondering if you saw it in South Florida?
Great Video as always Danny! I can't wait to get my Copter! hoping to get one within the next 2 months.
I can do lots of things other than railfan with it! I'm wondering if what a deer would think of LOL! I might go and find some deer with it and see where the best hunting spot is on my property!
Nice one Danny I wish CSX went 60 mph and had double stacks her in MD but that's going to change soon!!!
Never seen a single digit locomotive number especially on a modern class I line.
CSX is the only Class I freight railroad with single-digit numbers. However, Amtrak has those too.
Great copter shots. I wonder if there are, will be, any restrictions on drones over infrastructure? Could be interesting if everybody has one! Thanks, Robert.
robert van ooyen The great thing about these small copters is they're cheap. That's also the bad thing, because sooner or later some railfan is going to go too far with one, then the restrictions will start.
Distant Signal I'm just waiting for someone to lose one in a hopper or gondola. 48 Degrees was the high I think when I went to railfan Bound Brook, NJ, though having spent most of my life in Florida I know the struggles of where the high is to warm to warrant heavier clothing but it's cold enough in the morning and evening to make someone regret not wearing a jacket.
great video Danny.
When is the next Folkston meet?????
jfreelan1964 December 6th, WinterWatch
If you florida railfans want to see a GE that's not CSX come to buffalo, New York. We get every RR that's out there. Plus we get a lot of GE CP from Canada because we right next to Canada
other than UP and BNSF... But buffalo is quite busy.
We get UP and BNSF too
Buffalorailfan you can see NS plus I’m a EMD guy
So many train here that don't exist anymore.
CSX internmodal train Q-170 Winter Haven FL to Duval Ramp FL
Are you going to Railwatch in Folkston this year? I might be going myself!
I would go bonkers if I saw some NS Heritage units
Fred Pohl who wouldn't? :) lol
Have you ever seen Canadian pacific 6644 on the S line
I ment three axels not (tree) sorry!
Can I Use The Radio Sound In The Beginning
I just bought a quad primarily to get video like that in Folkston. Have you met any resistance from the railroad? Has any train crew tried to report you to the railroad police? I'm guessing that as long as you keep the quad a safe distance from the train, they won't consider you a threat and will pretty much leave you alone.
Great Catch with the CP Danny, was that your first catch of a CP GE?
Raillashup Productions Ha! I have no idea but I doubt it. :-))
I wonder if you could strap a google camera to one of those drones? Then I suppose it would just be a matter of staying in line-of-sight with it, right?
Why would you want to do that? What does a Google camera do?
Distant Signal it will take images from all directions and allow the end user to sort of ride along at their own pace. Google maps offers this already, its called street view. But you are only limited to where the google car has been driven or in some cases, where someone has been using a google camera and hiked!
Hey danny, great video. Never seen this until today. Spectacular footage.
Anyhow,did you ever get to tallahassee or baldwin to get the K198-199 series oyster train before october of last year.
Shoot me your email off list so we can talk if you want.
Mike
Great video! Danny, how are you able to get the sounds of the trains from the quadcopter without picking up the quad's motor sounds?
B King It's an industry secret, but I'll tell you if you promise not to spread it around. It's called "audio post production". When I fly to copter to shoot a train I always roll my primary camera on the ground at the same time. In editing, I simply replace the copter audio with the ground camera audio. It's pretty easy.
Distant Signal Got it! Man, I should have known that, that IS pretty easy.
@@distantsignal , that's why your videos are the best. even though you say it's easy., it's the attention to detail that we all appreciate. thanks........keep it up
Hi, what do you use to get the radio and view the trains on the computer , where they are etc.
I really buoy all your video and I am looking forward the you next video already
danny, what are the southbound rock loads to tampa used for and what kind of rock are they. thanks.
How much do these copter things cost? I would like one a lot !
TheAmericanGamingUnion As with everything,it depends.A top of the linePhantom4,or Inspire2,will set you back several thousand.There arensome very serviceable options for under$1000.One is the Yuneec Q500.Yuneec,is..unique because they are also building,real,passengercarrying,electric aircraft.Another is the AutelX-Star,and theX-Star premium.The Premium shoots in true 4K UHD,and has a control range of over a mile.You can get cheaper,still serviceable ones for a few hundred dollars.TheGPS enabled ones practically fly themselves.In fact,some of them let you program a whole mission,for true autonomous operation.Even when the dronenis operating autonomously,you are required to follow FAA requirements.Railfanning,and drone flying,are two hobbies that pair well together.It helps if you have money to burn,but doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive.
I own a DJI Tello (with the upgrade pack) and in total that set me back $149. I use it to railfan MBTA and it works perfectly.
I caught that CP + SD40-2 lashup in Folkston! Was that on the 25 or the 26?
These aerial shots are simply great!
Does the drone have a parachute in case of engine failure?
+DaringDramis Thanks! Nope, it just falls to the ground. It does have a a safety mode that uses the last current in the battery to float down and land softly.
GE’s are my favorite, EMDs can’t stand up to them, do they still make ALCO?
No, unfortunately Alco has been out of the locomotive business for many years.
How much are those things the drones
What does the letter mean at the mileposts? I.E. MP S-776 Wildwood Sub. Does the "S" mean S-Line?
Yes but also the S stands for Seaboard the original owner. All lines that were originally parts of the Seaboard AirLine RR begin with an S. (S, SP, SX) etc. All Atlantic Coastline RR trackage are abbreviated with an A (A, AR, AN, ANA) etc.
How do you know we're there going
Brenda Alexander Experience and research. That's why I know Florida pretty well but no so much in other places. I've railfanned here a long time.
Quick question. When the trains operate empty and taking cars to be filled someplace else does the company have to do this for free or do they get some revenue for moving those cars? My expertise is aviation and they don't do ANYTHING for free. Just curious
That's a great question. I know a partial answer: Yes, the railroad eats that on the empty return. It's built into their cost of doing business. They try to find a "Backhaul" customer whenever possible. That is, find a shipper who wants to send something in the car on it's return trip. I don't know how often that happens, but I don't think it's 25% of the time.
What is a quadcopter?
Beautiful areal clips. But I am shocked to see that none of these railways are electrified. Not even the nine-track freight yard. Hauling all those extra heavy trains by diesel must be uneconomical and the least environmentally friendly.
Most U.S locomotives make their electricity on board they refer to them as diesel electrics that's why there are no wires overhead it's more feasible that way because of the tonnage they have to pull.
@@maxshelltrack9720 Diesel electric is also known around here but only as a second worst option.
Proper electrification is justified by freight traffic. The longer goods trains travel and the heavier the haulage, the more profitable it is. For passenger trains it is only justified on high speed lines or if a main line is electrified for goods trains anyway. Not to mention the benefits on the environment: guzzling diesel to generate electric power comes with a lot more pollution than generating electricity in a dam or from wind power.
Yes, it requires a vast initial investment which is provided by the governments but once it is in place, it pays off quickly and makes profit. This initial investment must be missing or it is considered too high over there. On this side of the pond every country has made this move except for the United Kingdom where the government traditionally refuses any subsidy to the railways so they are always on their last pennies.
Seeing such heavy goods trains, double track main lines and stations without a catenary system makes me think this footage is from the 1920s. But then where are all the steam locos? :-)
I have a mini quad copter, the dromida kodo. Is yours much more stable? I know the bigger the copter easier to keep it stable and turn?
Aaron Safioles Hi Aaron. Not familiar with the Dromida. I went with the DJI in January on advice from several friends in the RC hobby. They've made advances since the Phantom2 with the Vision2+. and the ZenMuse H3-3D.
Quick question Danny: Does that dwarf signal at SE Wildwood Yard gaurd the mainline or the Yelvington switch lead?
+Milepost 282 Productions Pretty sure that signal guards the Yelvington lead onto the main.
Distant Signal Ok thanks.
I wish I could do what you do, I love taking photographs of trains and I do take some videos and then make them into my own personal ones, but I love what I have seen so far. I live in Red Wing, MN and we have Canadian Pacific around here and then across the river we have BNSF but not many trains travel the CP line to do like what you do.... I would like to send you and invite to join my facebook group called Train Addicts I think my members would love these videos.
I liv in bushnell after coal train
allwas do
I take it you don't like Canadian Pacific lol
Great work. But on TH-cam, the videos have an awful lot of judder that I find distracting whilst watching. Is this just an artifact of TH-cam's conversion and compression? Would be disappointed if the original material was this jerky.
BlokeOzzie Yes, You Tube's compression codec smashes the daylights out of video. The original looks much better.DH
Distant Signal
Figured they would. Pity. But great work on the vids; very professional looking.
CSX internmodal train Q-177 Winter Haven FL to Duval Ramp FL