Jordie! Love the enthusiasm and the passion for the hobby. Good to see younger railfans out there on the high iron. Gained another subscriber out of me.
My moms side of the family are WV settlers who lived in Grafton since its founding. My mom grew up there in the 50s when Grafton was a very prosperous town due to the railroad hub there for travelers and a bigger coal industry. Grandpa was actually an engineer for B&O. My earliest memories were watching the trains, which was near the west end of the train yard, from my grandmothers porch when we visited her when I was 3. I also lived in Grafton for a short while as a teen and do miss it from time to time. Thanks for the vid, it brings back memories.
Nice video on the Grafton area! I used to railfan there a lot, especially before D Tower closed in 1999. FYI, the Fairmont Sub becomes the Norfolk Southern Loveridge Secondary at Rivesville, WV. I can remember when the Mountain Sub was double track between Grafton and Cumberland and when there were still open towers at D, Hardman, Rowlesburg, Altamont, West Keyser, and Viaduct Junction. My "good old days" are a year or two on either side of 1990, and someday these will be your "good old days". Thanks for documenting the railroad in 2023.
I've never seen a railfanning video with such charisma, substance, personality, and style before in my life. Fantastic stuff! I long to visit the US Some day to catch these beautiful steel beasts on camera myself. Maybe a cab ride if I'm lucky.
I would love for you to check out SAND PATCH grade...3'91 % grade at the peak very cool Its not too far from Cumberland Md.....the best place is mance curve....or fairhope.Pa veiwing decks built into the hillside...built by a nice older man who lived there he was in his 90S.....but very nice/ and very enegenic!
If you're ever interested, I'd love to forward you some neat places to catch those grafton trains heading into Maryland. There is an absolutely wonderful scenic mountain place to catch that train near Mt storm. It's down in a spot less traveled that locals up there know about and I stumbled upon. I am from about an hour and a half west in Parkersburg WV along the WV/ Ohio border. I really enjoyed watching. Giving some subs, one for my personal page and one for my TH-cam "Dig Doug's Artifacts & Adventures" . We do some shorts rail fanning occasionally. Really liked this video. Good luck and hit me up if you're interested in that spot.
Awesome. That’s my old stomping grounds. I actually live on the end if the Cowen sub 110 miles away. Love railfaning there. It is too much sometimes with everything going on. You seemed to have picked a busy day.
@@Jordiebwatchingtrains well when I went down I only got like 2 trains there's times I was lucky to get 1 but I stayed in the limits of Grafton and didn't really go out in the places that you did
Jordie! Love the enthusiasm and the passion for the hobby. Good to see younger railfans out there on the high iron. Gained another subscriber out of me.
My moms side of the family are WV settlers who lived in Grafton since its founding. My mom grew up there in the 50s when Grafton was a very prosperous town due to the railroad hub there for travelers and a bigger coal industry. Grandpa was actually an engineer for B&O. My earliest memories were watching the trains, which was near the west end of the train yard, from my grandmothers porch when we visited her when I was 3. I also lived in Grafton for a short while as a teen and do miss it from time to time. Thanks for the vid, it brings back memories.
Nice video on the Grafton area! I used to railfan there a lot, especially before D Tower closed in 1999. FYI, the Fairmont Sub becomes the Norfolk Southern Loveridge Secondary at Rivesville, WV. I can remember when the Mountain Sub was double track between Grafton and Cumberland and when there were still open towers at D, Hardman, Rowlesburg, Altamont, West Keyser, and Viaduct Junction. My "good old days" are a year or two on either side of 1990, and someday these will be your "good old days". Thanks for documenting the railroad in 2023.
thank you! thanks for the info I definitely wanna go back and explore more.
😎Nice vid very cool though lol your whole mood is just great man one happy young man having fun and playing it safe.....
Thank you I appreciate the kind words!
They held all the trains up to see how many times you'd say "let's see what happens".🤣🤣🤣
Then smack the camera 😂😂
I've never seen a railfanning video with such charisma, substance, personality, and style before in my life. Fantastic stuff! I long to visit the US Some day to catch these beautiful steel beasts on camera myself. Maybe a cab ride if I'm lucky.
Great video..picture and sound quality A+++. Grafton was and looks like still used but primarily coal trains ...well maintained double track
I would love for you to check out SAND PATCH grade...3'91 % grade at the peak very cool Its not too far from Cumberland Md.....the best place is mance curve....or fairhope.Pa veiwing decks built into the hillside...built by a nice older man who lived there he was in his 90S.....but very nice/ and very enegenic!
If you're ever interested, I'd love to forward you some neat places to catch those grafton trains heading into Maryland. There is an absolutely wonderful scenic mountain place to catch that train near Mt storm. It's down in a spot less traveled that locals up there know about and I stumbled upon. I am from about an hour and a half west in Parkersburg WV along the WV/ Ohio border. I really enjoyed watching. Giving some subs, one for my personal page and one for my TH-cam "Dig Doug's Artifacts & Adventures" . We do some shorts rail fanning occasionally. Really liked this video. Good luck and hit me up if you're interested in that spot.
Grafton os really a cool smaller town that's seen better times.Awesome historical Architecture.
Awesome. That’s my old stomping grounds. I actually live on the end if the Cowen sub 110 miles away. Love railfaning there. It is too much sometimes with everything going on. You seemed to have picked a busy day.
You caught a CSX railroad heritage unit
I grew up in a house right by where you were train watching at 11:21. Literally could see the backyard!
Live there, seen it all
I'am Your Newest Subscriber I Shoot Train Videos Too . I Just Read On Google That Your can't Have A Radio Scanner In A Car In West Virginia ?
Awesome video! Welcome to WV - liked and subbed!
Awsome hopefully I can get back down to Grafton sometime and get some more trains
Most definitely, I will I feel like I didn't get to see every thing!
@@Jordiebwatchingtrains well when I went down I only got like 2 trains there's times I was lucky to get 1 but I stayed in the limits of Grafton and didn't really go out in the places that you did
Another great video!
thank you!
Underrated train TH-camr I’ve been subbed for months
Agreed
I appreciate that!
What’s with the hand
You gotta go to martinsville or Roanoke
Roanoke definitely coming this year! I'm a look in to martinsville
That horn at 18:31 is crazy
haha right!
I live here and the go off every night around 2am
Actually it’s the Fairmount sub
Awesome video
Thanks!
Nice Video!
I saw a KCS Grey
I heard about that I forgot to reply that was 13R right?
How many trains go through a day
Nice catch
Thank you very much!
@@Jordiebwatchingtrains your welcome
I have no idea why you feel the need to hit the camera when you change to a new scene…honestly stopped watching after a of those…
boo f*cking hoo
hold your camera a little farther away and not so much hand swiping.
👏👍🚞🚃🚂
where they put trains together is east from the bridge you was standing on watching the yard and engines
thank you for that, I see they double them in Kyser as well.