Man! 110 degrees for at least a couple of hours for railfanning is brutal but it is definitely worth it for the stunning shots. If you are interested in new places to go for railfanning try the Florida S-line and A-line its well worth the trip, lots of locals and everything in between which for you traveling from the north means a trip through Folkston, GA. I would be happy to guide you through the Greatest parts of Florida. Thanks for posting.
I should indeed come to Florida for a visit again. I like Florida, have been in the state typically at least once a year, but I came always for other reasons than railfanning.
Check out Jacksonville, FL and their three railroads that run through there. Also The Baldwin Yard and the diamond just north of the yard is popular as well. To see NS cross the CSX check out Crawford, FL. I would just research popular spots for the best information.
Thanks! I've been to Jacksonville and noted some interesting spots, but I was always on tour with people who aren't railfans so I couldn't bother them too much lol. We went to the space coast to watch rocket launches, which was also quite cool.
You're a hero!! All I did was to zap around the UK on my Honda motorcycle usually in the pouring rain or freezing cold...The lengths we rail fans go to get that unit number, a new service, etc. I'm to old to all that today but have good memories. Cheers!
+Michael Snow Lol, railfanning in the UK is probably as exhausting as it is here. Snow and rain don't sound more appealing than heat 😀 But riding a motorcycle for railfanning sounds great fun!
Nice video. You have captured the starkness of the southwest desert. Neat when the trains are part of it. You also get a lot on angles from one location. Great job!
If you plan on coming back to Arizona to railfan, I don't recommend you come during any of the summer months as the temperature is unbearable especially when you are out in the middle of the desert. Anywhere between late Fall and early Spring are the best times to go railfanning. Our winter temperatures seldom drop below 20 degrees (depending on where you choose to railfan). Loved the video. The saguaros and trains look awesome when in the same shot. Happy railfanning. :)
+All Trains Productions This is footage from my visit in early June and I think it was somewhat hotter compared to what is usual at this time. Nice, I'm glad you liked the video!
To see the Tropicana cars always makes me feel good as it brings back nice memories from Florida such as the free juice in the Welcome Center after passing the state line :P
Beautiful panoramic videos when you see a train in all beauty, and my favorite cactus, thank you very much. Saguaro Carnegia gigantea probably kinda.I noticed it is fence around the track.Is it because of the game? What frequency train is there? Nights and weekends are the same frequency? A healthy admirer from the Czech Republic.
Yep, that's right! Arizona is famous in the States for its Saguaro. The fence is probably for both animals and human beings. In most sections, these heavy trains go at comparatively high speeds (up to 100 km/h). On this line, there are about 45-50 trains per day and yes, there is no difference between day and night. Nights can be even busier if track work needs to be done during the day. Many thanks, I'm very happy that so many people from outside the US like to watch these videos as well :)
You are almost completely correct; Cacti, scrubby shrubs, sand, rocks and boulders, no trees, Summer heat, and more Summer heat; Wildlife, few and far between: insects, spiders, scorpions, lizards, and snakes, which most are vipers. There are a very few a hearty desert birds. Wild desert flowers bud, and blossom for a very short duration each year. If there is any H2O to be found, it is deep below the sandy surface. Then there was this guy driving his ATV around in the sand and the rocks, who is telling the local folk about this other guy he saw out in the desert, who must have been terribly overheated, and might have been possibly crazed out of his mind, because he was standing along the railroad tracks with a video camera and a tripod waiting for a freight train to come along and make some moving pictures for posting TH-cam. Do you know anyone, who just might possibly resemble this example?
+Timothy M Haha, this is so funny! Yeah I know that guy! And you're so right! It was crazy to be out there in the heat and the locals wouldn't do that. It was indeed one of my "concerns" that someone might drive by and ask if I'm alright.
I got 2 questions for you mr mars 1 How do you deal with such extreme heat like that? 2 How does those crews deal with that hot weather? Do they have built in AC's in thos engines?
I have no big problems with heat, but sun screen and water are absolutely essential. Yeah, I'm sure UP engines operating under these conditions are all equipped with AC. It would be insane otherwise...
Excellent track, not one rock out of place, the heads of the ties NOT exposed, at least 14 inches of ballast off the heads of the ties. I saw the elevation of the track in the curves, but the speed limit must be 25 MPH, none of them running over 25 MPH according to detector.
I haven't checked, but I'm sure you're right that 25 mph is the speed limit. The track is excellent, but the curves are tight and it was extremely hot.
For me shawmut is the place my friends and I go to just chill at there’s a group called the combat Railfans of Arizona we camp out there every now and then
Ah, you mean you heard that on the scanner? That's possible, because I scan all RR frequencies when I'm out in areas I've never been to before. I'm just too lazy to program the necessary channels. So what you heard was the BNSF dispatcher talking to a train on the distant BNSF Phoenix Sub, but the line I railfanned was definitely the UP Gila Sub.
I like it warm......but that's a bit on the holy s**t side of things. 111 degrees boy howdy. I admire your dedication. My UP brothers and sisters were probably saying......Look at this guy......do you believe this s**t. Great vid. Be safe out there. CSX#237377
Yeah, I indeed wondered back then what they might think about this crazy guy, but I had only two days in South AZ and didn't want to waste my time lol. This just happens if you are left without choices haha. I managed it and it was great fun. Water is the one thing you desire to have in plenty supply and I was fortunately equipped well.
Yes understand. You make the trip out there and you have to make the best of the situation. You have no control of the elements. The rangers out there like to say you have a survival problem if you don't have a "minumum" of two gallon's of water for yourself a day out there.
On really bad days the temperature reaches anywhere from 155 to 117 degrees! Those are the days I have fried eggs on the sidewalk! Got to love Arizona. :)
Well, in the north I think Flagstaff is a good starting point. Then follow the BNSF Southern Transcon east or west as you like it. In the south, the UP Sunset Route west of Tucson is also easy to follow as there is a highway running parallel with the tracks for many miles.
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![[8Q][4k] Union Pacific in the Georgia Jungle, Trains on the CSX Abbeville Sub, GA 04/23-06/04/2022](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Cm2g6-_qcxU/mqdefault.jpg)
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When you said in the video “… and UP” I just shouted “YEAH! LET’S GO” 😂😂
Haha, very good!
Looks like a lonely,barren place! Enjoyed seeing UP out there.Thanks!
Absolutely right! It's so wonderful. You care about nothing what's going on in the world when you spend couple hours at such a place.
Thanks! Great shots as usual. Lots of wild life, but hunkered down until dusk.
Thank you. Yes, I know, but almost no animal was out during the hot hours.
@@mbmars01 that Union Pacific looks nice
Man! 110 degrees for at least a couple of hours for railfanning is brutal but it is definitely worth it for the stunning shots. If you are interested in new places to go for railfanning try the Florida S-line and A-line its well worth the trip, lots of locals and everything in between which for you traveling from the north means a trip through Folkston, GA. I would be happy to guide you through the Greatest parts of Florida. Thanks for posting.
I should indeed come to Florida for a visit again. I like Florida, have been in the state typically at least once a year, but I came always for other reasons than railfanning.
Check out Jacksonville, FL and their three railroads that run through there. Also The Baldwin Yard and the diamond just north of the yard is popular as well. To see NS cross the CSX check out Crawford, FL. I would just research popular spots for the best information.
Thanks! I've been to Jacksonville and noted some interesting spots, but I was always on tour with people who aren't railfans so I couldn't bother them too much lol. We went to the space coast to watch rocket launches, which was also quite cool.
outstanding. keep them coming.
+mr troy bilt Great, thank you! There should be more soon.
Love the deserts Steel Snakes. Great video as always my friend. Thanks for sharing!
Lol, thank you very much!
Thanks for he very rare footage. Now that's a committed rail fan. Awesome. 👍👍👍👍
Yeah, pretty much - have to admit it lol. I'm happy you like the video.
You're a hero!! All I did was to zap around the UK on my Honda motorcycle usually in the pouring rain or freezing cold...The lengths we rail fans go to get that unit number, a new service, etc. I'm to old to all that today but have good memories. Cheers!
+Michael Snow Lol, railfanning in the UK is probably as exhausting as it is here. Snow and rain don't sound more appealing than heat 😀 But riding a motorcycle for railfanning sounds great fun!
I dare you to run up to one of those cactuses and give it a bear hug. LOL just kidding. great video bro
+Boris Obrucicov That would have been a spectacle! Nice, glad you like the vid.
Nice video. You have captured the starkness of the southwest desert. Neat when the trains are part of it. You also get a lot on angles from one location. Great job!
+Rod Robinson Thank you, it's nice you like it 😊
Another fine production. Excellent video.
+iusetano Thank you, appreciated.
Loving the UP trains!
Fantastic video in a beautiful setting. I'm always really impressed with the scene setting and editing of your videos.
+Steve Andrews Thank you very much! I'm happy tou like the style.
Beautiful scenery, the trains are ok too!
It was very special to watch trains at about 110 degrees in the desert lol, but I really enjoyed it.
A SUPERB VIDEO IN THE SONORAN DESERT, THANKFULLY WITH NO RATTLESNAKES. :o)
+Larry R Wendell Jr Thanks! No there wasn't much alive except me lol
Beautiful true desert scenery!
Absolutely true. It was hot, but the scenery (and UP) made up for it.
Glass insulators on the telephone poles. Haven't seen them in years. Great video
+VTX Driver Thanks!
amazing the engines are not smoking even if they are working hard , the hot temp helps keeping clean the cylinders of any build up of carbon
Nice catches
Thanks!
If you plan on coming back to Arizona to railfan, I don't recommend you come during any of the summer months as the temperature is unbearable especially when you are out in the middle of the desert. Anywhere between late Fall and early Spring are the best times to go railfanning. Our winter temperatures seldom drop below 20 degrees (depending on where you choose to railfan). Loved the video. The saguaros and trains look awesome when in the same shot. Happy railfanning. :)
+All Trains Productions This is footage from my visit in early June and I think it was somewhat hotter compared to what is usual at this time. Nice, I'm glad you liked the video!
Very nice catches!
Thanks!
That twin top mountain out there we call that mountain booby mountain 😂😅 at 12:47
Oh well 😂
awesome power and lashup's. sweet catches.
+Phillip Lee Thanks!
Great video!
Cool, thank you.
Love to see Tropicana Cars that was once in my backyard on the S Line out West in Arizona.
To see the Tropicana cars always makes me feel good as it brings back nice memories from Florida such as the free juice in the Welcome Center after passing the state line :P
great video
Thanks!
Some of the AC4400s are C44ACCTE also. Great film.
I'd guess so, thanks!
nice video we all love uion pacific
+Josh Swarens Yea, I also like them.
Great video I wish I had the time to do what you do.
Lol, just do it. I also have a full-time job, but it's true, RR hobbies eat up a large part of the time that remains.
Looks like that land is good only rattle snakes and Jack Rabbits. Thanks for a very good movie. How much water did you drink while making this video?
+John Moore Thanks! A lot more than usual, maybe 1.5 gallons.
Beautiful panoramic videos when you see a train in all beauty, and my favorite cactus, thank you very much. Saguaro Carnegia gigantea probably kinda.I noticed it is fence around the track.Is it because of the game? What frequency train is there? Nights and weekends are the same frequency? A healthy admirer from the Czech Republic.
Yep, that's right! Arizona is famous in the States for its Saguaro. The fence is probably for both animals and human beings. In most sections, these heavy trains go at comparatively high speeds (up to 100 km/h). On this line, there are about 45-50 trains per day and yes, there is no difference between day and night. Nights can be even busier if track work needs to be done during the day. Many thanks, I'm very happy that so many people from outside the US like to watch these videos as well :)
Next time your out here let me know my friend and I can show you some pretty cool shots you can get out there
Nice! I enjoyed my Arizona trip last year thoroughly and I'm sure there are many more great spots to explore.
You are almost completely correct; Cacti, scrubby shrubs, sand, rocks and boulders, no trees, Summer heat, and more Summer heat; Wildlife, few and far between: insects, spiders, scorpions, lizards, and snakes, which most are vipers. There are a very few a hearty desert birds. Wild desert flowers bud, and blossom for a very short duration each year. If there is any H2O to be found, it is deep below the sandy surface.
Then there was this guy driving his ATV around in the sand and the rocks, who is telling the local folk about this other guy he saw out in the desert, who must have been terribly overheated, and might have been possibly crazed out of his mind, because he was standing along the railroad tracks with a video camera and a tripod waiting for a freight train to come along and make some moving pictures for posting TH-cam. Do you know anyone, who just might possibly resemble this example?
+Timothy M Haha, this is so funny! Yeah I know that guy! And you're so right! It was crazy to be out there in the heat and the locals wouldn't do that. It was indeed one of my "concerns" that someone might drive by and ask if I'm alright.
I got 2 questions for you mr mars
1 How do you deal with such extreme heat like that?
2 How does those crews deal with that hot weather? Do they have built in AC's in thos engines?
I have no big problems with heat, but sun screen and water are absolutely essential. Yeah, I'm sure UP engines operating under these conditions are all equipped with AC. It would be insane otherwise...
I have a question how big were the cactus and did you get any horn shows
Lol, the biggest one I saw was maybe 15' tall. Well, some blew the horn for the poor railfan as you can hear in the vid.
@1:40 no wildlife but a railfan :P
Haha, that's tempting, I agree.
You should go check out Mohawk or dome
Thank you for commenting me
+Wyatt Bridges You're welcome 😊
Excellent track, not one rock out of place, the heads of the ties NOT exposed, at least 14 inches of ballast off the heads of the ties. I saw the elevation of the track in the curves, but the speed limit must be 25 MPH, none of them running over 25 MPH according to detector.
I haven't checked, but I'm sure you're right that 25 mph is the speed limit. The track is excellent, but the curves are tight and it was extremely hot.
For me shawmut is the place my friends and I go to just chill at there’s a group called the combat Railfans of Arizona we camp out there every now and then
Lol, I hope there are no rattlers when you camp out there or do you belong to the crowd who likes to get hot tattoos? ;-)
1:24 that’s funny that’s on the BNSF Phoenix sub not the gila sub
Sorry that I have to disagree, but this is clearly on the UP Gila Sub, Milepost SP 870.
mbmars01 that train getting a track warrent at Beardsley that’s on BNSF
Ah, you mean you heard that on the scanner? That's possible, because I scan all RR frequencies when I'm out in areas I've never been to before. I'm just too lazy to program the necessary channels. So what you heard was the BNSF dispatcher talking to a train on the distant BNSF Phoenix Sub, but the line I railfanned was definitely the UP Gila Sub.
mbmars01 for future reference the Union Pacific gila is 160.320
I like it warm......but that's a bit on the holy s**t side of things.
111 degrees boy howdy.
I admire your dedication.
My UP brothers and sisters were probably saying......Look at this guy......do you believe this s**t.
Great vid.
Be safe out there. CSX#237377
Yeah, I indeed wondered back then what they might think about this crazy guy, but I had only two days in South AZ and didn't want to waste my time lol. This just happens if you are left without choices haha. I managed it and it was great fun. Water is the one thing you desire to have in plenty supply and I was fortunately equipped well.
Yes understand.
You make the trip out there and you have to make the best of the situation.
You have no control of the elements.
The rangers out there like to say you have a survival problem if you don't have a "minumum" of two gallon's of water for yourself a day out there.
+Daniel Sprowl Oh yes, you get problems without water. I'm used to survive with little but I never consumed as much water before as I did on this day.
On really bad days the temperature reaches anywhere from 155 to 117 degrees! Those are the days I have fried eggs on the sidewalk! Got to love Arizona. :)
When are you coming back to Athens ga and hull
+Wyatt Bridges I am back on my home line.
Very Hot Video......Really Damn HOT!!! LOL. Thanks mbmars01
Yes, the trains are hot lol ;)
Which 4k camera do you use?
For 4k videos, I use my Panasonic WXF991 camcorder.
We're would I start at in Arizona railfanning at
Well, in the north I think Flagstaff is a good starting point. Then follow the BNSF Southern Transcon east or west as you like it. In the south, the UP Sunset Route west of Tucson is also easy to follow as there is a highway running parallel with the tracks for many miles.
Have you seen a amtrak train before
+Wyatt Bridges Sure. There is even an Amtrak Special in my channel.
Were you using an online scanner
No, I used my own.
You are very funny
Sounds very hot
Wyatt Bridges it is very hot. I live there (in Tucson). Summer temperatures can reach 117 degrees
No wildlife to be seen, that is. Not even Wylie Coyote and the Road Runner. (Gosh,watch out for the big barrel of T.N.T!)
Lol, the west doesn't seem to be *this* wild anymore :)
Someday am traveling in trailer
No wildlife? Are you sure? Especially namesake of the Arizona MLB team.
+JAMES MARK Well, they won't be out in the heat of the day.