Train always wins vs a car, truck, suv. This is something most people don't understand. Respect a train and you will live another day.

@4014train

8 ай бұрын

Well, not Amtrak they and the trucks always lose

Thank you for showing 611's return to Roanoke. Mrs. James

I think that the B&O and C&O paint schemes were some of the nicest ones from the past.

That one moment 3:20ish was worth a lot, The Queen whispering hello when she came home late at night...

What is that gorgeous hunk of iron in Roanoke? Too bad it was dark. I think I'm in love.

@baedenwilliams8291

4 ай бұрын

That is N&W 611

Virtual Rainfan Grab Bag is my favorite show watching trains around the US and Canada traveling down the tracks and the most beautiful scenery as well Thank You very much.🤠👋🇺🇲🇨🇦 🚂🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚃🚖🇺🇲🇨🇦💨

Thanks for the two BNSF SD70MACS in Executive livery, VRF. Please catch as many as you can, whilst they are still with us.

And finally, the most dubious of Darwin Candidates...Trainhoppers.

@crickkett7510

8 ай бұрын

Never a dull moment in SJC. Just add this to the list.

@nsu2112

8 ай бұрын

Bums and hobos used to have the sense to ride in the cars.

Salute bnsf crewman on 7431😊

The two NS locomotives running light in Roanoke at 0:40 are called "kissing locomotives". Apparently, two cabs coupled to each other this way results in a lot of pain for engineers to drive long hood forward, either direction!

Well I guess we’ve seen it all with the Darwin in San Juan Capistrano.

@crickkett7510

8 ай бұрын

Oh no you’ve not. 🙂

@csrrjefflloyd6496

8 ай бұрын

@@crickkett7510 Well you might be right. We’re dealing with humans and a lot of them try really hard to outdo everyone else.

Great to see 611 running in Roanoke at 2:50 ish ! What a treat. The 16 unit power move at LaPlata with 3 bonnets didn't hurt either! Thanks VRF for fantastic entertainment AGAIN. cheers.

Trains are so cool 😎

@AndyK7JKAPKVL

8 ай бұрын

@dannyjohnson3335 I totally agree :)

It's been pretty well established that the highway markings are inadequate for ordinary drivers there.

Wow! Great catch, Virtual Railfan, thank you.

hello virtual railfan it's is randy and i like yours i like yours video is cool thanks friends randy

*Nice Catches 😊😮😊❤*

Been a while since I saw a Grab Bag clip live! 6:07 - Second view (East cam) was how I saw this impressive power move of 16

Virtual Railfan Grab Bag is my favorite is Caltrain EMU flat car.

Had a few Darwin Candidates in La Grange trying to beat the train like that.

Thanks Virtual Railfan airing and sharing the outstanding video w with magnificent locomotives. Railfanning endeavors are prominent. Bliss

0:08 CSX 1869 0:31 private car on the Pennsylvanian 1:20 person crosses between stopped autoracks, followed by another crossing under a tanker 2:09 Stadler EMU car for Caltrain in Georgia 2:22 RJ Corman locomotives 2:40 611 returns home after some amazing runs on the Virginian Scenic Railway 3:45 wind turbine blades being moved by river 5:22 three horizon cars on the front of the Capitol Limited. Horizon cars are rarely seen in the Northeast 6:10 16-unit power move 8:20 3-unit power move 9:45 FRA car on the southwest chief 10:15 MNRR 45 is a B23-7 from East Penn Railways 10:46 four cars speed up to try to clear the road before the train comes 11:38 7-unit lash-up with three BNSF SD70MACs 12:30 quite a few freight cars in old liveries 13:06 CSX 1827 as mid-train DPU (again at 14:42) 13:45 two Herzog well trains at the end, both with an extra gondola 14:07 Amtrak 130 on the Capitol Limited 14:37 Florida Central units in an SCL-style livery 16:00 Conrail and Chessie boxcars 16:55 hobo caught on camera!

2:09 that is the new Caltrain train which is ready for fall 2024. Also Caltrain is my local

Have not seen the BNSF golden swoosh in a while, Is it still running the rails?

I like how these videos are an exercise of 'spot the unusual one'.

Love the C&O heritage paint! And seeing 611 in steam was a total surprise.

8:41, NS 4677 AC44C6M!

Great grabbag

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

Oooooh, lovely! The Big J returns!

11:20 Seriously, how would this risk ever be worth it? Absolute madness.

Is it just me, or does every Grab Bag have 1 repeat of the same clip?

@joepeach997

8 ай бұрын

It happens, we have a little different way of getting submissions. Sometimes when it's down to the deadline, one or 2 might be left in, we are working on it.

Nice catch with 611.

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Nice catch,and was that a GE U25,or U30,from Minnesota Commercial?? Thanks for your always excellent work!! Thank you 😇 😊!!

@KG-xt4oq

8 ай бұрын

I think that used to be the East Penn's (ESPN) B23-7.

@roberthuron9160

8 ай бұрын

Forgive my misconceptions,those engines were in view for some 30 seconds,and at a distance! B23-7's are close relatives of the U-boats,so therein lies my mistake! Oops 😬! Thank you for the side jokes,and banter!! Thank you 😇 😊!!

What are horizon cars doing on the capitol limited?

Great clips.... more steam would be nice...although the diesels are always welcome 🙂

This Grab Bag is showing a repeat of the same clip, look at 1:45 and 3:26, do those clips look the same to you guys?

@scottfw7169

8 ай бұрын

Apparently stuck in a time loop, station clock lower right shows same time both clips.

BNSF 4722. Almost the Train Simulator engine from 99. Those Warbonnets were close to the three experimental H2 motors.

Again, lets run the track down main street. Great idea!

@kennethhanks6712

8 ай бұрын

If you study railroad history and development you will find thru the 1800s (this line built in 1860-70s) that many communities wanted/had to have tracks thru mid-town for convenience and development as rail, other than horsepower or foot, was the only real efficient means of transport. See many towns along the Monon, Jack London Square in Oakland, CA, etc. A few instances thru geographical layout, town development, whatever, like La Grange remain.

Nice footage! 🌾🏵️🇮🇳🏵️🌾

On The Atchison, Topeka & The Sante Fe

Always nice to see the N&W J Class 4-8-4 611 coming home, good video!🛤🚂

Does anyone know when the next CSX heritage unit is coming out

Who here is an Amtrak p42 fan?

@stevegird7706

8 ай бұрын

Weather permitting, I like to watch them stop at Newton, KS around 3:00 AM.

16:27 Tanks a lot!

"eh, he'll stop; everyone knows cars have the right of way!" >_

Is 611 set up for PTC now

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Tough ride on the last train hanging onto an autorack, there should be a Darwin Award.

10:20 I cought that East Penn GE when CSX L042 brought it to Woodburn yard and I saw when M404 grabbed it from Woodburn

What is the streamliner doing on a night like this

THAT WAS CLOSE!!

You never cross under railcars and you never cross between auto racks.

I live in lagrange and see that all the time. That wasn’t even close lol

Antrak 130 how bout that?

I thought these were American Flyers, until I whipped my glasses. I zigged when I should of zagged.

what's going on with Parkville ❓

@AndyK7JKAPKVL

8 ай бұрын

Yeah what's going on with parkville?

11:26 - train, I dare you!

What's the HP per ton for the train at LaPlata? Isn't that like dividing by zero?

Do you think that we could possibly get a live cam in Selma N.C at the diamond by Selma amtrack station

did you just show the same video twice again

Why no freeze frame on the ACL/SCL painted units?

You guys need a camera in Spokane WA

My friends and I are in the video at 16:15. Thank you for featuring us! It made our night!

Multinational and nearly transcontinental Darwinism. As long as no trains were damaged...

Dude crawling under the tankcar in Revy probably would have crapped his pants if the brakes was let off and the cars bumped lol,the human race, hard to understand

Train might just have other ideas.

1:41 He is probably safe enough going under the car since the train cannot start up that fast. so he is not in that much danger. His danger comes from that second track which could very well have a high-speed train bearing down on him. I watched a video from an old documentary about train accidents and it showed a man and a woman who decided to cross in front of a train stopped at a station. What they did not know was that a high-speed passenger train was approaching on the adjoining track. The man was able to stop and jump back in time, the woman was not so lucky, she walked right into the path of the train. They stopped the video just before she was struck and killed. This is the danger this Darwin candidate really faces. In fact, it is the most dangerous thing every Darwin candidate faces when crossing through stopped trains, the unknown of what may be approaching on the adjoining track.

2nd

Please don’t pause the videos , it’s annoying