I remember the old days before they lowered the speed limit on the trains passing through Flagstaff. It was absolutely breath taking to stand outside the Flagstaff Terminal and watch as these trains would fly by within inches of you doing well over 70 miles and hour. The ground shook and the sound was deafening. It made you know you were alive.
It’s awesome to see old power leading on the main around flagstaff. Sadly everything’s GE and EMD widecabs anymore, Nothing is standard cab, except locals and shortlines.
The only time I have ever been able to visit Flagstaff was during the summer of 2007. It's a really neat town! This video brings back a lot of great train watching memories from the trip. Thanks for sharing!
I lived in Flag for five years, early 2000. No matter where you live in the city, you will always hear the train and curse at 3pm for 15 min everyday because of the trains passing through during rush hour.
Not all hotshot intermodal trains go out east to Chicago on BNSF's former Santa Fe in Flagstaff. Some go out to Clovis and Belen, NM, some go to Fort Worth and Houston in Texas; some go out to Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma; and some go out to New Orleans and Memphis.
I was there in October 2009 and I stood right there by the Purina plant myself. I'm from Maine and I was in Maine at Parks. Excellent video. Thank you very much.
Ahh the oldendaze, when SantaFe/BNSF used to store a helper engine on the siding and Flagstaff was NOT a "quiet zone"... Used to visit Flagstaff a lot back around 2005-2007... Can't do it anymore as my wife has COPD and she cant take the 7,000 foot elevation .
It's so amazing how times have changed no longer do we see as many of the boxcars that hobos used to climb into and ride in.... nowadays you see more container boxes being transported by the trains... I sure do enjoy these videos thank you for posting them ... 👍👍🌟🌟🌠🌠
This was before the city said they must not use horns and run silently which took a lot of the punch out of it for me,,still love flag but it has been taken over by a screwed up city council..not like it used to be!
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I remember watching a Greyhound bus do 360"s on the Interstate, winter around 1970"s
I remember the old days before they lowered the speed limit on the trains passing through Flagstaff. It was absolutely breath taking to stand outside the Flagstaff Terminal and watch as these trains would fly by within inches of you doing well over 70 miles and hour. The ground shook and the sound was deafening. It made you know you were alive.
what’s the speed limit there now?
@@brassmonkeyheheha I think it's been reduced to 40, too many serious accidents at railroad crossings
I love Flagstaff!!! My wife and I have visited many times and the town never loses it's charm. I also love Oak Creek Canyon and Sedona.
Thanks for this awesomeness!! Love that beautiful black & green and blue & yellow.
Some changes. Lower speed and no "Quiet Zone". Piggyback ramp track is gone. I love the old videos.
It’s awesome to see old power leading on the main around flagstaff. Sadly everything’s GE and EMD widecabs anymore, Nothing is standard cab, except locals and shortlines.
The only time I have ever been able to visit Flagstaff was during the summer of 2007. It's a really neat town! This video brings back a lot of great train watching memories from the trip. Thanks for sharing!
Great Video, Greetings from Germany.
Greetings from western USA
Fantastic location and a fantastic video!
Wonderful shot really!! amazing at 8:07
I lived in Flag for five years, early 2000. No matter where you live in the city, you will always hear the train and curse at 3pm for 15 min everyday because of the trains passing through during rush hour.
Super cool footage! Really like the perspective of your videos. It's all good.
Not all hotshot intermodal trains go out east to Chicago on BNSF's former Santa Fe in Flagstaff. Some go out to Clovis and Belen, NM, some go to Fort Worth and Houston in Texas; some go out to Oklahoma City and Tulsa in Oklahoma; and some go out to New Orleans and Memphis.
I was there in October 2009 and I stood right there by the Purina plant myself. I'm from Maine and I was in Maine at Parks. Excellent video. Thank you very much.
Ahh the oldendaze, when SantaFe/BNSF used to store a helper engine on the siding and Flagstaff was NOT a "quiet zone"... Used to visit Flagstaff a lot back around 2005-2007... Can't do it anymore as my wife has COPD and she cant take the 7,000 foot elevation .
Thank you for posting this. I find watching these trains strangely restful. :-)
It's so amazing how times have changed no longer do we see as many of the boxcars that hobos used to climb into and ride in.... nowadays you see more container boxes being transported by the trains...
I sure do enjoy these videos thank you for posting them ... 👍👍🌟🌟🌠🌠
Certainly glad you enjoy them. Thanks for letting me know. Sometimes the silence is deafening.
Awesome! And a year before the quiet zone too!
@Gary Daniel Good. Quiet zones are a hazard. Only whiney, ignorant pussies who aren't native to said areas complain about loud noises.
There is something wrong with the crossing. The barrier is closing to late waaay to late.
Sure is nice seeing the evergreen BN scheme here and there. Miss those. Still see a few war bonnet SF on GeePs here on Phoenix locals consists.
Great video!!!. more!
hard to beat watching trains while having an omelette at The Crown...
Awesome video
Wow! You got some nice catches that day! And the video quality is amazing!
Thanks much. And that of course was before 4k.
Those Bare Tables were heading east. Kinda unusual I’d think they are needed at the port of los Angles.
It's not a Doppler effect. It's a second train.
This is the Flagstaff I love before the asshole town fathers said no more rail whistles!
Awesome video!
0:34 nice sounding horn... wait why's there a Doppler effect?
I Don’t like the Pumpkins, But the Horns sound Great so sad it’s A quite zone now. Good times.
Love them green ones
nice video
If I were there, I’d tired of GE’s and intermodal real quick. Great shots though!
Outstanding quality for 2006! What camera?
It was a Sony HDR-FX1. A great camera and very convenient to use. I still have it although it's been retired in favor of a Sony FS7.
@@SantaFeAllTheWay Nice
Before the quiet Zone happened
Is there any need for the long horn blasting
6:15 That’s Santa FE is like AWVR 777 in the movie Unstoppable
Not really
Amazing video, what camera was this shot on?
@@ModernLstudios It was a Sony DV camera, but I don't recall the model number. Sorry.
This was before the city said they must not use horns and run silently which took a lot of the punch out of it for me,,still love flag but it has been taken over by a screwed up city council..not like it used to be!
Good grief at 6:17 it's 777 hope it's not a runaway
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Two things: this is now a quite zone and, 2019, watch the difference, nobody stares on a smartphone.They didn't even know what that is.
0:38 TRAIL FAIL!
I say 777 on sf it is a run away
Unstoppable (2010)