Western Railroading Series: BNSF's Busy Mainline of Northern Arizona

5/18 - 19/22:
Our next stop on our trip out west was the BNSF Seligman Subdivision, a stretch of the former ATSF Southern Transcon Route in Northern Arizona. With 75 trains per day, this line is one of the busiest in the west. Join us as we take a look at BNSF railroading from the pine-covered mountains of the Flagstaff area to the high deserts of Winslow, AZ.
Subdivision(s):
BNSF Seligman Subdivision
Location(s) In Order of Appearance:
Flagstaff, AZ
Cosnino, AZ
Interstate 40, AZ
Winslow, AZ
Thanks For Watching & Enjoy!
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[@robjgolde3221]

My wife lived in Flagstaff for a short time about a half-mile from the Amtrak station and said that when the bigger trains passed through the area, you could feel the ground and walls shake.

[@midwestrails8317]

Suh-Lig-Min for the pronunciation of Seligman. Well made video. I enjoyed it.

[@jackkreighbaum783]

I met my wife in Flagstaff (1961) while attending ASC and was completely oblivious to the Santa Fe RR during the three years there. What a waste of good railroading. Now married 59 years.

[@ejc7129]

One word..FANTASTIC 🇺🇸😎🎉🎉 Loved the informative narration and seeing those huge intermodal trains with the desert backdrops ☀️😎🌴

[@RiverLineProductions]

Glad you liked it! Arizona is certainly a breathtaking state

[@ejc7129]

@@RiverLineProductions I have always wanted to visit the USA and especially Arizona - I love the arid desert ☀️🌴😎 One day I will make it 😀🇬🇧 In the meantime, I enjoy videos like this as they are so well filmed I can actually feel like I am right there on the spot 😄👍🏽🎉🎉

[@LeeDfined]

Intermodal gets boring after a while, but they also make up most of the traffic on this line.

[@johncamp2567]

Excellent videography! Enjoyable video…great landscapes!

[@TheMetGuy]

Awesome catches, lots of trains

[@stevenharp1779]

I really enjoy watching your videos.High quality good narration . Live in Columbus Ohio See NS and CSX all the time

[@michaelt.9372]

I live about 10 mi south of the tracks outside winslow, about 200' higher in elevation and i can see the trains and hear their horns from my back porch. The traffic on i40 looks like ants to me.

[@RiverLineProductions]

Bet that’s a beautiful view!

[@arman6119]

drive I-40 and Ol' 66 often...wud be nice to know where ur scenes are in relation to highway....

[@RiverLineProductions]

All the shots from the highway were within 10 miles west of Winslow

[@amtraklover2055]

Ironically enough, I took a trip out west a few weeks ago…went to some of those places you stopped at, plus a few others…I went to the Flagstaff platform, plus went to Williams, AZ to see the Grand Canyon Railway…

[@Prolificposter]

Ironic is not a synonym for coincidence.

[@Gustavo-He]

Novo no canal Gustavo de Maceió-Al - Brasil!

[@tonyordaziii7250]

Will you be filming trains on the Union Pacific Overland Route

[@drewharman1690]

So we are staying in Flagg staff this week! About how far do I need to travel to get some video of a crossing they actually blow at? Seems everything in Flaggstaff is a quiet zone

[@darrelgibbs4898]

Love This Video OK

[@666plb]

Are west-bound coal trains loaded or empty?

[@neffam3]

3:02 Almost sounds like someone left the handbrake applied on 3695

[@RiverLineProductions]

Yeah, that unit was screaming

[@slug96]

It's a bad turbo on the 3695. If it was a handbrake, alarm bells would be sounding in the lead locomotive cab whenever the reverser is moved from other than the neutral position.

[@neffam3]

@@slug96 Makes sense. I didn't really think the handbrakes were left on, but it does kinda sound like dragging brakes to me. Probably just the traction motor blower or something.

[@user-gr1bz8qh3h]

Bound and not

[@MasonClarke-yh8ib]

Let’s go

[@pseudosystematic]

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