Train After Train on the FEC!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ต.ค. 2024
- Richard Smith of Boca Raton invited me down to railfan The FEC and Brightline. He also invited John Petito of Delray Beach. Together we had a jam-packed day of trains and exploring South Florida. Here are the highlights.
Check out Richard’s TH-cam Channel:
/ @tworibbonrailvideos
And here’s John Petito’s:
/ @railssouth
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Real dedicated railfans keep filming in the rain!
...Like waiting in rain for the Lackawanna Hu to go through Allentown lol
Like waiting for 8098 in a tornado warning and caught it
Central Penn Rail Productions hey 👋 I subscribe to your channel
William Cunningham I subbed to you to mind doing the same
thanks.. I used to have about 100 subs. but I had to take me channel down because of a stalker. I had 2 rail videos. maybe ill do it again.@@railfanowen9372
Wow, what a collection of trains! Great show, Danny!
Thanks!
Well fec is ok railroad
It’s fun because the train horns for some reason sound like they get better
Hey costerfan 2105
The drone shot of the freight on the drawbridge was fantastic. Thanks.
I was watching and hoping we would get to see a drone shot of the DB. And then there it was! I had hoped he would get a little closer but Danny always plays it safe and I give him a truckload of Kudos for that.
Totally agree
My husband and I frequent this area. It's on of our favorite places to train spot
Some of the best train 🚂 🚆🚇 videos on TH-cam!
Very professional, documentary style of commentary.
Well done 👍🏻
Diesel with tenders. What an age to be alive
*LNG tenders
@@jovetj Same shit
Ran across a documentary on the Southern 4501 steam engine. The narrator had a very familiar voice. I really enjoyed it.
I watched a Herron Rail production Monday on the RFD channel about the Illinois Central and Danny did the voice over.
@@davidbarnett9312 He does a lot of them for Herron.
The LED headlights on those brightline SCB-40’s are pretty cool to watch.
Many years ago I was an “Engineman” on “The Standard Railroad of the World”. I thought it would be great to work with and be around railfan types everyday. What a surprise I got to find that nobody gave a damn about the job or the road and overwhelmingly didn’t know a GG1 ( there, I gave it away) from an E44 or an EMD from an Alco. That and the Total FILTH of the job sent me packing a year later. As I was told the day I was hired by the Foreman of Motive Power. “ Welcome aboard and never forget, I HATE Enginemen.” I absolutely love your videos and especially your narrations which I find most interesting. Thank you Danny. 👏🏻
Thanks for being a member of the Pennsy.
Those Bright Lines..... pretty SNAZZY paint scheme!
Those diesel/LNG units are probably like the dual fuel co-gen plant where I used to work.
The cold engine started with 100% diesel, and then mixed in natural gas, increasing the ratio as the engine warmed, until there was only enough diesel to initiate ignition under compression; about 95% natural gas and 5% diesel.
With natural gas becoming so cheap, and being so much cleaner, (less dirty?) to burn, we'll probably see a lot more of those special dual fuel power units.
Nice! I always thought it was funny that they call Florida the Sunshine State when it's either about to rain, feels like it's about rain, or just finished raining. We went to WDW in 2008 dang if it didn't do one of the three while there. In fact, the Animal Kingdom had that tropical jungle feel and throw in Bengal Tigers, Flying Fox Fruit Bats, and an imaginary tributary to Brahmaputra River complete with jungle ruins. The torrential downpours of a Florida Summer made you think you were somewhere in southeast Asia.
Well, I'd wager we have more sunshine than most other places in the east. Come here in October, or January, February, March, April and May. Lots and lots of sun. And in July, August and September, we pray for thunderstorms to cool things off.
Thanks for the shout-out, Danny! Always happy to help!
Jim
A well done video Danny! It was a pleasure to show you around!
Thanks Richard. The pleasure was all mine.
Those FEC Gevos running on LNG are awesome, great paint scheme and environmentally-friendly to boot. Oddly enough the rain in the video makes me miss the East Coast of the country. Out here up in the Rockies we don't get that kinda rain and its too dry. Very little humidity ain't fun.
Absolutely Spot On Danny Job Well Done! Those brightline trains are really Beautiful but oh so fast as well
Just the usual terrific videos. Always glad to see new shots. FWIW, there are a couple of good spots in the Hobe Sound area next to Dixie Highway and also the bridge in Stuart.
Yes, I want to do those this year, too.
I retired from the Florida East Coast Railway I was the freight agent in Miami 40 years Railroad and enjoyed every minute of it
Danny had a GATOR GUIDE! John is UF Alumni. GO GATORS! Great Video and catches. John Petito put you onto some great spots in our area!
Hey. I'll take a Florida Gator if he's as good as John. He put me down on great spots and I don't think we ever waited more than 5 minutes for a train.
Danny, two things you might consider buying for your railfanning trips. The first is a fluorescent yellow baseball cap. I use mine to wave to the engineers. Talked to one and they really appreciate acknowledgment of their approaching train. Not expensive and on Amazon. The second, especially for when it's raining, is one of those pop-up canopies. Great to get under during the worst of the downpour. Only problem is you have to put it in your vehicle when it's dripping wet. Thanks for the video. Jon, Railfan 439, Union Pacific, Pacific Coast Line, Santa Barbara Sub, M.P. 405
Thanks Jon. Yes, I usually wave to the crews. A pop-up is nice. I've got one of those too. Can't use one while running and gunning, though. Way too much time to set up and take down. Might try one in a place like Folkston or Austell, though.
Cool to see that they still use flat cars and 45’ trucks in intermodal service in the FEC
I love it when you insert litle maps and track diarams for those of us not from your area it really helps! Thanks
FEC through St. Augustine very busy.
You live in St Augustine too?
Love seeing you in my neck of the woods (Boca). Tracks just to the west of I-95 and a few miles to the east make it a primo spot for rail fans.
Once again, great job Danny, I like how you snuck a video in on us during the week, keep them coming whenever you release them. I been waiting on another FEC video from you for a long time and can't wait until the next. Glad to see that you enlisted some local help to get all the best shots from all the best spots. Speaking of the that: the drawbridge........wow wow wow, then you drop in the drone footage, like i said, great great job Danny.
Those FEC Gevos running on LNG are awesome!!
Wow thats new to me push pull on the locals now cool. I remember when this railroad had up to 6 engines on there trains. And had NS for power on 105 and 333. Great video.
I’m not really what most people would call a “train buff” or “rail fan” although I do enjoy trains. Your videos are always professional quality and I never fail to learn something new (very informative) whenever I watch them. EXCELLENT productions !!. Keep up the outstanding work and thank for providing such high quality videos.
These are such good videos -- your apparent background in weather/journalism sure pays off!
Hi from Pennsylvania. Another great video. I just love your work. Always good videography matched with intelligent and informative dialog. The bridge shot with the drone was A+. Forty years ago my uncle lived in Melbourne. At that time FEC was owned by some absentee mining conglomerate. I’d sit by the tracks and watch an unbelievable number of trains passing by on the single track lone, freight only of course. Pure pleasure.
Thanks as always for a fine train video. CAS
It's always a treat for me when you chase the FEC Danny. Thanks!
I like your enthusiasm and how well informed you are.
O.M.G UR CHANNEL IS THE CURE FOR DEPRESSION
Another gem, Danny! Thanks for the beautiful video, especially the drone footage around the Ft. Lauderdale bridge!!
I truly love the FEC ES44C4s. Gotta go to Florida and catch them
They interest the heck out of me also. Anyone know if the natural gas/diesel it can run off of is a mixture of both, one or the other, or even a and/or situation? I'm a little behind on any knowledge of how they run. It's been a long time since I've gone south for rail fanning. Back then it was all about juice trains or Amtrak.
@@TrumpCardMAGA The FEC ES44C4 locos that utilise LNG can run either 100% diesel, or a mixture of diesel and 80% natural gas. By keeping an diesel in the mixture, they can use the regular compression ignition system in place.
I'm a simple man, I see Distant Signal; I click. I see FEC; I click. I see Distant Signal and FEC; I *CLICK*
Simple yet logical
You have good taste in videos.
@@JessicaKasumi1990 Thank you Kanye, very cool!
@@evanwaters1074 OH HELLO THERE!
Lol, that’s true
I just recently found you on youtube. I am from Orlando, Florida but now live in Michigan. I have always loved trains. Keep up the great work .
I was in Melbourne Beach recently and saw an FEC freight with an LNG lashup on the head end - thanks to this video I knew what it was.
Besides that on another note it's very good to see a video I haven't seen a distant signal production the longtime you're one of my favorite railroad documentary producers this is an interesting railroad to thank you peace out have a great day
Another awesome video Overhead shots by "Danny Cam"
If you take a walk east on Evernia St., in downtown West Palm Beach, you will find that the tracks of FEC and the former CSX are only 3 blocks apart. You will see FEC freights, Brightline, Tri-Rail, and Amtrak. You could go back and forth between both stations, and see and film a lot of trains.
Your 50th like from me sir! Video release couldnt be more perfect, as the FRA has authorized the construction of Level VI Track upgrades from West Palm Beach to Cocoa- these trains will run at 106 mph when this section is complete. The junction at Cocoa to Orlando will be 125mph running.
Mr. Harmon, your videos are a gift and I thank you for them!!
Great video, love how you showed a map at the beginning, it made easier to follow. Again, great video.
There used to be an old museum by that Ft Lauderdale bridge called the Discovery Center. We used to picnic on that riverside grass in the late 80s and watch the bridge go up and down
Danny, been watching your videos for years now ..Thanks for all the hard work from a guy with 64 years in the railroad industry and Americas oldest railfan now aged 86 keep up the great work..
Great, new upload! The best train channel ever!
Oh, yes. That is what constitutes a *REAL* Railfan! 👍 🚂🚃🚃🚃
Great video, you do a fantastic job
FEC was the first N.American R.R. to go cabooseless. We got rid of piggyback loading at CPR at least 20 years ago.
Thx, again Danny you have the best channel for trains.
Your voice and narration is awesome
Cool video! FEC is my railroad, I live just 1/5 mile from the track in Melbourne. We don't have that high train density like that south of WPB. But that will change in a few years once Brightline expands farther north. M-of-W crews are currently doing preliminary work for that northward expansion into Brevard County.
Same, I'm 10 minutes from the FEC in St Augustine
@@floridianrailauto9032 That is a cool bummer! HAHA!! I say that only because Brightline won't go that far north. The railroad plans to build a line west from Cocoa to MCO, where it will interchange with SunRail and various airlines. They've already secured the railroad-of-way to do that. I suspect surveying and constructing the grade will begin in a few years.
There was a rumor going around that Brightline may build an extension to Port Canaveral after the wb extension is complete. I don't know the validity of that rumor. And Amtrak is always saying they will run a passenger service from Miami to Jacksonville. But then, Amtrak says a lot of things. I'll believe it when I see it. I'd like to see Amtrack resume its Sunset Limited route extension from New Orleans to Orlando, which stopped running after Hurricane Katrina and was never restarted.
@@Erzahler Hell, remember when they ran that Amtrak Sunset Limited test train like way back in 2016? I haven't seen anything about the sunset limited since
Stumbled across your channel in the recommendations, so glad I did! Danny, obviously a pro announcer at some point in your career, a pleasure watching and listening to you. Subbed!
Thanks Peter!
Yamato Rd! That was my old spot back in the 90s when I lived there. I hate South Florida, but the railfanning is pretty good.
Haha, you hate South Florida too! I mostly hate the new QUIET ZONES that are being implemented all through out South Florida. But yeah I to have been spotting up that way, when the trains were still allowed to blow the horns. Ahh memories.
interesting that Branson wants to paint the commuter trains in his Virgin Trains scheme. in England I rode his Virgin Trains from London to the north of England, quite a nice ride, modern and clean almost like a very slow ground hugging jet.
Awesome!! Loved the video
Love those Brightline trains!!
Good to seeing
Whoa!
Wait !
I am hooked .
What is this fascination with trains ?
Awesome video! Enjoyed the little time I had railfanning the FEC last summer.
Glad someone told me about you, never get tired of listening to that Narrator/Radio voice. Quite professional sounding, along with video quality
Nice paint scheme on the FEC locomotives!
You are the best to get train videos. I wonder if you could the next time you get videos of FEC railroad could you see who are the company name on them flatbed trailers the FEC hauls. Have a great day and be safe
Thanks, again, Danny!
I’ve been railfaning here for many years and know boca and delray like the back of my hand. Glad to see you finally made a trip this far south for FEC
Great catches and is it much different down here then up north. Plus you went to like have of my favorite places. Also I’m mow sad that it’s now a quiet zone. Also about those bright lines, there is sometimes 3.
I love this FEC'in channel!
Danny, great video about the FEC in S. Florida. Like you, I enjoy (draw)bridges! So, I liked the info (Richard or John) about the 'time' a bridge is down being a headache to the millionaires on the waterways.
Another awesome video. Thanks again Danny. Rain wind or snow you guys are hard at it. We really enjoy it. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️
Just good to hear your voice Danny!
I am used to seeing these long freights going through Ft. Lauderdale for the Port of Miami.
Professional documentary I have to say.
7:47 that's the best look I've ever got of a Brightline. Usually it's just a blur anytime I've got a look of one in motion. Another excellent video.
Awesome video Danny! Not to often that you get out to the FEC.
Another good spot is milepost 336.53 in Fort Lauderdale at the 45th street crossing. There’s a carwash there, and from my experience it’s a pretty good spot. Especially if you wanna wash your car!
I was once in tennis in seventh grade, and I had my first match by the SCL caboose mentioned in the video. The part at Broward you drove through, I lived there, my spot was by the Public Storage. Our friends had a stromboli factory by there too.
I always love FEC
Another excellent video Danny.
Good to see the boys put you to some good spots down there just as they did with me.
It was definitely a good time.
Ill have to give you the grand Orlando tour next time you're back up my way.
Great job on another fantastic video.
-Christian
Always watch for every new one, only wish they were LONGER! Awesome
Really nice to see young kids out watching trains! Nice video, thanx.
Ghost of SP
Another great video video from mr Harman... those FEC lLNG lash-ups would make a great modedelling opportunity for an n scaler like me. Bit of FEC on the old Rio Grande out west would be an odd sight though!!!
Cheers from Greg in Melbourne Australia, not Melbourne Florida...!
I love all your railfanning history because of you you have taken me to places I never knew existed in Florida on the FEC Railroad I live in Jacksonville Florida home of Homer CSX rail I live down on Talleyrand Avenue in jaxport if you're ever in the area
Great video! FEC is one of my absolute favorite railroads to railfan when visiting Florida. Hope to be back down there soon. Again, nice video!
The Distant Signal videos are SO well-produced! Great photography, great editing, and your V/O is first-rate! I'm sending a link to this to an old friend who lives in East Lauderdale. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
In Ashland Virginia, you can get as many as 12 trains in just 24 hours! In 3 days, you can get as many as 34 trains!
Danny, another fine video! You are right, the colors on the M5 caboose are not correct, but the road number is. Glad to see the caboose preserved. Thanks again for the fine video, please keep them coming.
Dixie hwy is one of my favorite roads merely because it parallels the FEC and there’s always the chance you may catch something. Great video as always. Thanks for bringing us along, and take care Danny.
Yes so do like brightline man why do Go so slow on that drawbridge also I live the spot where the s curve is amazing Video as always thanks dude you make best train videos on TH-cam
Likely because of speed restrictions on the draw + it's all in downtown Lauderdale, probably 25 MPH through town.
Way to go Danny. Thank you. Great shoot!
Just saw a video today Danny of a bright line ramming into a truck carrying vehicles. Absolutely tore the truck up
I live here in Fort Lauderdale and love how busy this area is with rail traffic. And, yes, I have been caught up in my boat waiting on that damned bridge numerous times!! LOL And yes, the railroad is working hard with the marine traffic to keep everyone moving and happy. And congrats on a very nice video!!
3 different passenger rr's between MIA and WPB! When did you last see or hear of that? NYC and PHL? CHI-MKE? I wish Virgin would've kept all these Brightline paint schemes!
Love these videos! Definitely need a Seminole gulf video, they are the only short line that you haven't covered
Thanks, Danny, another very interesting video! Sure is nice to have friends you are just as knowledgable about trains as yourself.
Thank you Danny, always excellent content.
I saw an LNG lashup when I was in Florida as i was crossing a bridge I love how they look
Think of the Brightline as the newer version of our Acela. But still slower! I hope all of America will get high-speed rail in the next decade at least. :)
Mr.Harmon, I wish more railroads would use LNG. I live in UP/ BNSF territory, but I have to say CSX/ NS and the FEC they have mastered the art of moving freight and passenger traffic. Combining the trains as to not running unit trains, is the way to go. It has made the trains longer, but faster. Like you said I love a mixed freight, unit trains can get boring.
Another great video Danny! Neat to see all the cool places on the FEC
Another great video!
I've noticed in a lot of your videos that there are a large number of young people interested and doing well in the railfan hobby. Great thing for them to do.
A man could have been a Star truck driver. Caterpillar parts for Miami lakes area parts dist. Sometimes. Our trailers made the florida part on train. Enjoyed the channel.