As always I am amazed by your photography. I am also amazed by the iron work that they did back in the early days of the last century. The precision that goes into building a structure that was a feat in itself. The structure seems to be in very good condition which means that it has been cared for, for all these 100 plus years. The video hit me right in my chest. Your production quality is as always excellent. The music really connected with the videos. Keep me amazed by your whole production process. Your videos and others videos have shown myself and others interested in trains about the beauty of the Western US. Thank you for all the hard work that you do for your channel.

@johnmckenzie8522

Ай бұрын

I'm impress with this video and the photo of the beautiful state of Washington i like to see the bridge that cp

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Well thanks a lot Gordon I'm glad it resonated with you! I can sometimes get pretty particular about the music but I was pretty satisfied with what I came up for this one so I'm glad you think it worked well. That's some very kind words Gordon thanks a lot! It is great to be able to share this hobby with you and others who appreciate it.

@jamieharmer5654

Күн бұрын

Awesome Video......Awesome Bridge.....Awesome Train....Gday from 🇦🇺

What an awesome flight & video. Thanks for sharing your time and talent.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much Scott!!

Thanks Dan. Imagine what it was like for the train crews and passenger train patrons back in the days of steam locomotives and day coaches crossing that bridge. What an experience that would have been.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

That would be so amazing to witness... I'll get sad if I think too much about that not being possible anymore!

Thank you for this amazing drone footage of the Joso Viaduct and the beautiful scenery in this area, Dan! This train had a 2-2-1 engine arrangement to power this long potash train.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Thomas! This 2x2x1 power set seems to be normal on these now but I have heard that is a new way they have been running them. The didn't used to use mid power on these but it does seem like mid power would run it more efficiently.

I'm sure it was a huge job building this long viaduct. Especially in the early 20th century, when earthmoving machines and cranes weren't very sophisticated. Maintenance is critical here, because if something bad happens up there the train will fall into the river. The locomotives are pretty faded on this train, but at least there's a nice variety. Great footage as always Dan, this will be another entertaining movie.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Z! If you look online you can find some photos of when this was being built. It's pretty amazing to see and those are precious photos for sure. I know railroaders who have ran this route and they say the worst was traveling over this thing in the fog when they couldn't see the bottom!

RFD, I’ve said it a hundred times but it bares repeating that your videos are the very best anywhere. If there ever was an award for cinematography you’d clearly win it!

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Dave you're too kind! I am happy to report that my channel has really seen an increase in attention since I started voice narration and this video actually got the most views ever in the first day of an upload. Pretty happy about that!

I've gotta say Dan, you live in one of the most beautiful parts of the US. To be able to go out and get such fantastic footage of extraordinary trains, is simply outstanding. Yeah, I know it must take you a few hours to get to these great locations, which I might add is more than worth the drive. But your drone footage is equal to none. I know I've said this before, thanks for taking us along. Ted

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Ted I really try not to take it for granted. This trestle is 6 hours away from my home in Oregon but relatively speaking I think that isn't so bad at all. The different locations I can travel to within an 8 hour drive is really amazing and I'm so fortunate. I'm glad you are enjoying my friend!

The size of these trains is almost unbelievable as is that bridge. Beautiful photography as always and the music fits in very well. Pleasure to watch.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much and yes it is almost unbelievable. So glad you enjoyed the music choice as well.

Amazing footage as always Dan!

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Thank you so much Dan. If it weren't for people like you, how would the rest of us enjoy this fantastic beauty!

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Well thank you so much Dwayne I'm humbled you think so highly of it!

Thanks for the great short segment. Perfect

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

You're welcome glad you enjoyed!

An outstandingly-good video of a colossal structure set in stupendous vistas. Thank you, Railfan Dan.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you Harold!

This was an impressive structure in the days before drone technology, but now with the perspectives that you can bring to us...Amazing! And what a perfect train to showcase the grandeur of everything about this location and structure. Bravo, Dan.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Scotty! It really is impressive!

beautifully done video. captivating. good choice of Soundstripe score. thanks for posting

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Harry and glad you enjoyed the music!

This is one of the very best video rail presentations I have ever viewed Dan. Well done and thanks for making and showing it for us.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Well thank you so much Larry you're too kind! I'm humbled you think so.

Fantastic job of capturing a train going over this bridge beautiful and amazing engine engineering over 100 years old just is awe inspiring

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Tony!

Hallo Dan, vielen Dank für das anmutige Video. Beste Grüße aus Germany

As everyone else has said yes, quite spectacular, I always love your videos of trains moving through the landscapes. Sometimes during the aerial shots I can almost hear the whine of my old electric trains, as if they've come to life. Personally my favorite part of this is the shot from ground level with the shoreline in the foreground. I can imagine being there with friends, fishing poles and beers in hand, talking & sharing another fine day. Damn dude, I'm sitting here smiling now, Thanx Dan

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Christopher! Yes there were some folks in boats enjoying the fishing while I was there. Glad you enjoyed!

Beautiful video with amazing vistas. The music was a compliments this amazing 7 minute video. Also, I like your narration style. A famous quote by and Evangelical pastor, 'Use words only when necessary."

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Jerry! I agree with that quote entirely.

I wouldn't wanna be at a level crossing waiting for that beast to go by. My kids will have forgotten what I look like by the time I get home.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Haha!

Loved watching this with my Saturday morning coffee ! Quite a amazing structure and you captured it so well from various angles, well done Dan 👏

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot mom! It really is quite impressive and more so in person.

Thank you for all the work you put into this video and thank you for sharing. Mr. Bill CNW From North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank so much Bill I'm so glad you are enjoying!

That was super cool, great coverage Dan! (Dave).

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot Dave!

Photography. Music. Trains. All Five star.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Mike!

Thank you for sharing

Another great video. I think you have definitely found your calling!!!!❤️

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Haha oh yes I agree! Thank you Valerie.

Wow. That's one hell of a train. Beautiful video.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Wow!what a beautiful shootof the viaduct.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing. Thank you.

to experience America is so great, i m experiencing the greattnes of America through your videos.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

I'm so glad!

@kamranshabbir6258

Ай бұрын

@@TheRailfanDan i m form pakistan, i since my childhood I always feel that USA is like another world. big bridges, large highways, greatest railways, large fields, everything is big big and big there in usa

Epic catch!

This place is amazing. I've been there 3 times but only caught 1 train in those visits. Coming all the way from Australia that's tough. But when you do luck it in, it is the most amazing feeling. The area at Joso has for me a very special feel, an aura all of its own. I've walked both sides of the trestle at rail level and out on the bridge a little. It is high!!!!!! You got perfect weather during this shot. I've not been so lucky, but I will sit there for hours if I have to, to catch a train crossing this awesome bridge. Will give it one more shot this coming August 2024!!!!

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Wow a very long trip away for you! It is a pretty surreal region in itself and the trestle really is memorizing. I bet that got your heart pumping a bit! Feel free to find my email on the front page of my channel and when you do return you can send me a message and I can see if I might be able to help you catch a train there.

i recently stumbled on your videos, they are excellently produced, i like the fact that you dont speed them up or play loud annoying music. your videos are shot in my corner of the world

@TheRailfanDan

25 күн бұрын

Thank you so much Jim! Oh yes the music is a major factor to me. I try to pick music that anyone of any age would be accepting of. Once in a while I might speed something up but it is very very rare. We live in a great corner of the world!

Very impressive - great photography and a good pic of the day and time, crystal clear sky and colours - It does raise a point with trains this long, when cutting towns in half the RR companies could/should provide funds for at least one under or over crossing for EM services and access. I would guess they do not use passing loops of any kind in this type of operation.

Superb !

In those days the bridges were built to last with massive overkill on their structures. It also looks well maintained, as it should be in order to handle such massive, heavy trains.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Yes they definitely were built to last. Definitely not one they should skimp on the maintenance.

Spectacular video! I was totally unaware of this structure.... Wow....

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks and great I could be the first to show you then!

Nice Dan, thanks.

110 years and still in service thanks for doing the research Dan!

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Pretty amazing indeed! You're welcome!

@FishKepr

Ай бұрын

I would not have guessed Dan was that old.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

@@FishKepr Haha!

Dayum!

Magnifique! Un grand Merci!

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Wow! Just wow! Thanks for posting. This popped up on my homepage today. Thank you KZread algorithm. 😃

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you and great! Good job KZread for that!

Thanks, I needed that.

Awesome video!

Excellent video.

Hi Dan. As always - superb piloting and choices of flight path !!!! Nice work my friend. James.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much James!

Drone footage at its best !

Great location , cool train , that structure is most intresting😅, the end with audio was nice! thank you ps great length😊

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you Bradley glad you enjoyed and yes this is meant to be one of those shorter videos for some who can't watch the super long ones. It's paying off to post them too!

America - a nation of builders! Excellent video.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

I am in the process of building this bridge for use on a ORTS simulation of the Camas Prairie and I am including the UP from just geographically north of here to the connection mentioned in the explanation. As a retired railroader (Southern & CSX) bridges like this are impressive -----but not for the faint of heart either. Jerry Sullivan, Jacksonville, FL

@TheRailfanDan

16 күн бұрын

Oh very cool! I'm sure that will be excellent when it's finished!

Impressive drone shots.

Wow that's amazing and impressive and a great backdrop 😅😮

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot!

Perfect drone video. Doesn’t get any better than this:)

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Hey thanks so much!

Great video-photography as always Dan. Can't believe the length of that bridge-viaduct.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

That is a very impressive trestle and it seems well kept up maintenance wise. I've seen it before and didn't know the name of the river. You have the correct information with all your videos. I am not sure if you did a drone video of this before but I really like what you have done with this one.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you Mark and yes I have been here and uploaded several videos of this bridge but first one since I've been doing voice over narration.

Dan’s now-common amazing drone pilotage you share with us is truly a blessing! The structure and scenery as well as the. Living in Florida I can only drool. I appreciate that you were able to take a deep breath and say CPKC. 😂

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Bill and yes yes I did it! I said CPKC. 😂 In my mind it will always be CP to me.

Dan this absolutely incredible buddy! This was a great video!!! Outstanding content. Loved the narration and music in the background! 👍🏻🎥💯💯💯

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you Brandon I'm glad you think so! Glad you liked it all! I can get picky about the music selection but I was pretty happy with what I found for this one.

@brandonreeves5979

Ай бұрын

@@TheRailfanDan yes sir you are welcome!

Lots of Potash Corp cars!

Hi Dan, my name is also Dan and I am a railfan sooo. I am also a Civil Engineer and was a Bridge Engineer for Conrail in New York. Trains and bridges ALWAYS work for me. Great job.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Well hey there Dan! Oh man I bet you really can appreciate this then. Glad you enjoyed!

Wow!

Amazing Video! I love the scenery especially with the bridge. Thanks for Sharing!

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot I'm glad you enjoyed!

@railfan509

Ай бұрын

@TheRailfanDan you're welcome. I'm glad I've found your channel. Love the videos and it's also cool to see a bigger channel railfan the Subdivisions that are near me.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

@@railfan509 I love it out there but I don't live very close. I'm down in Eugene OR so it's a bit of a trip but there are so many great opportunities out there.

@railfan509

Ай бұрын

@TheRailfanDan oh dang, yeah it's quite the drive for sure. I've always wanted to go check out that area for trains. I'm probably going to go to the Portland Sub tomorrow to catch UP 8388 Leading the Z-G2BRB lol.

Joso Viaduct is a Beautiful Viaduct on the Union Pacific line that Runs north to Spokane Washington 💯💯💯💯💯💯❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Love your work Dan and what a great view of the train and bridge. Your one of the reasons I got my drone and now I am retired so I can fly more. I have a project coming up and might need your advise on editing the video. Cheers

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Oh very cool I'm so glad I inspired you to get a drone! Yeah feel free to let me know if you have any questions. I use Davinci Resolve and PowerDirector to edit. Davinci is great because it has an incredible free version.

@corpnut2906

Ай бұрын

@@TheRailfanDan ty Dan i will have to give it a try out.

Excellent video my friend 🙏🙏🙏🙏 R E S P E C T

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Hey thanks so much!

Fall of 1980 U of ID archeological excavation of the bridge's construction camp site. Now a fish hatchery by the Army Corp. At night we would sometimes walk out onto the trestle hoping that a train was not approaching.

@TheRailfanDan

26 күн бұрын

Living on the edge, literally ha!

could you imagine having to wait for that train to pass while on your way to work.& explaining to your boss why your 45 minutes late.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thank you Tim that actually made me laugh out loud!

Thanks Dan, I really enjoyed my Foot Long Sub... 😅😅😅

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Ha oh great I'm glad! 😂

That thumbnail though 😎

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

I hoped it would be eye catching!

Ochen kruto . Mantap .

That is Sure Something ❤😊

So cool Railfan Dan

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks Brian!

Why is all the amazing & cool shit America built, happened 40 plus years ago? It’s almost time!

I'm sure the viaduct is solid as a rock...but I sure wouldn't breathe 'til I got to the other side!!!😁

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

No kidding! I have heard railroaders who have ran this line say the scariest thing is rolling over it in the fog and not being able to see the bottom.

@argeesart8567

Ай бұрын

@@TheRailfanDan YIKES!!! I know that's right!

That is an outstanding video again. I lived four years in Pullman Wash. And am trying to find out where this bridge is on the snake.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! It is also right near Palouse Falls so if you haven't seen that then you can check them both out while in the area.

@beachwoodRR

Ай бұрын

@@TheRailfanDan thanks Dan. You get around better than me these days. Great video.

My biggest question is this: do you know if the build plate is still on the trestle somewhere? I *think* I see it on the span over the other rail line, but I can't quite tell on my phone. It's those little things that I enjoy seeing most on such historic and aged items like this! What a spectacular trestle though; maybe someday I'll get the time to head out there and check it out. It would totally be worth the drive in my opinion.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

I looked and don't think I saw anything there. It is definitely a nice trip out there and this and Palouse Falls are right next to each other so you can see them both back to back.

very impressive structure that matches your skillful use of the drone & narration. Do you think the train left Canada with the UP DPU on the rear or do you think UP added it when they took over? Thanks

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! I would bet that that UP unit has been with the train up in Canada as well. Many CP units make it all the way down into Oregon on this line so I assume many UP units also make it a ways up into Canada.

Just amazing. How can such an old bridge manage the tonnage of today? Did the design the bridge with a safety factor of 100? No doubt the bridge has been cared for those years. As always, great footage. Also using a DJI Mavic 3 pro the camera change impacts the recording. To "gear up" is okey but to "gear down" and maintaining a continues zoom out, footage is lost during the time it takes. Greate mirroring in the water at the end. I wish DJI could automate the camera change to: stop recording, switch camera and turn on recording, when recording is active..

@chooch1995

Ай бұрын

Stefan….trains back in the day were pulled by very heavy steam engines…engines that were just as heavy and often heavier than today’s diesel locomotives…..

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much Stefan! Yeah the pause moment while switching cameras is a bit of a hassle but I guess I'm pretty used to it by now. That is exactly what I want them to do. At least when we switch cameras have it start and stop the recording automatically. It's a lot of buttons to push in a short time to switch and continue recording between cameras.

@Stefan_Boerjesson

Ай бұрын

@@chooch1995 In the beginning of the 1900? I don't think so. Those really heavy steam locos came later then that.

It's hard to believe that consist only had five engines. I thought the coal trains that come through my town headed to a power plant were long, but how wrong was I? Potash must not be as heavy as coal, or our elevation changes and grades must be steeper, but our coal trains usually have a triple header, and either a double or triple mid train set, and two at the rear, and they aren't half as long as this behemoth was. Great video.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

It must be a difference in the grade. I am guessing you are somewhere in Utah just from your info? I know some places where they run them exactly like you're explaining but the grade is much steeper that what this train traverses.

@DeereX748

Ай бұрын

@@TheRailfanDan Wrong mountain range. I'm in the eastern Appalachian foothills of NC. The coal trains come down the CSX lines from KY and WV. In my younger days I've hiked the line from Marion, NC up to Spruce Pine, NC. A section called the Blue Ridge Loops is a 23 mile stretch of a continuous 1.2% grade, covering a 1600 foot elevation change and passing through 16 tunnels as the track ascends from Sevier to Altapass 16 miles of the Loops only covers a straight line distance of two miles, although there is a significant elevation change. It was originally the Clinchfield Line that went from Elkhorn KY to Spartanburg SC. In the steam days, they would double head 2-8-8-2 Mallets with another 2-8-8-2 pusher, and even ran 4-6-6-4 Challengers before dieselization replaced the big steam engines. At Altapass, there was a Y turnout for the pushers to turn around before heading back down the mountain.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

@@DeereX748 Ok gotcha! That sounds like some great railroading! It is neat how they traverse mountains in places like you say here. traveling only a few miles as the crow flies but many more miles by rail just to twist and turn up a grade. I love that kind of stuff the most.

Beautiful video. Drones are the best thing to happen to photography since the invention of the camera. They're allowing spectacular views that would be impossible to capture from ground based cameras. The aerial photography was spectacular, loved the music you used. But I wasn't crazy about the computer generated voice. If you don't want to use human voice, I think you should stick with text on the video. Just my suggestion, you do your videos as you want. 👍👍👍BTW, another great drone photographer is my friend Ed Foulks. Check his stuff shot in Missouri too.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

I wholeheartedly agree with you! Drones give you literally endless possibilities. Oh no do I sound that bad?! That is my actual voice that I'm recording and putting in the video. I guess I better try a little harder!

@gerfgrub6622

Ай бұрын

@@TheRailfanDan Dan, I'm sorry, maybe it's just me, but your voice really did sound a little robotic to me. Hey, if no one else complains, don't worry about it, it's just me.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

@@gerfgrub6622 Well it is still good feedback. I try to put at least a little inflection in each sentence but its easy to get into a monotone roll and end up redoing sections over again when I do catch myself.

Holding onto those DPUs before letting them go... That's incredible videography. I'm kind of tired of spending superlatives on your video skills. Not to mention the goddam bridge! lol

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed that part and hey no worries I know you're enjoying them so don't wear yourself out ha! I know what a bridge huh?

Very disappointed, Dan, a video involving the Snake River and not one Evel Knievel reference. But seriously, (just trying to make you laugh), another superb video. I will never understand why folks want to travel abroad with all of the magnificent scenery right here in the US of A...

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Ha that made me laugh! My bad! Thanks so much and I fully agree. People just don't know where to look for the good stuff here I think but the American West has some of the most rugged breathtaking scenery anywhere in the world I think.

Better dam weIl have hotbox detectors a mi or so from both ends.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

No kidding!

Hermoso vídeo y una gran Obra de ingeniería , pero al ver la estructura a todo lo largo me preocupa el Color del óxido ferroso ya presente tal vez por el aire Salino o por una increíble cantidad de electricidad estática en el aire que le acortará la vida a dicha obra . Gracias.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Looks like you’re on another planet. No sign of human existence.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

One of my favorite things about the hobby. Traveling to places where I often don't see many others.

Subsidiary….or….sub - siddee - airy….

@TheRailfanDan

23 күн бұрын

My bad!

I could not count the number of cars in this train. I Got to 70 before the two locomotive near the middle. Then there was a space pf maybe many more than another 70 , Then I managed to count another 25 in front of the trailing locomotive. could anybody do better than me? It was a bloody long train.

@TheRailfanDan

Ай бұрын

I didn't even try to count so good job!

Great photography…but narration needs a lot of help. Sub-sid-ee-airy…and it’s certainly the tallesT…not the talless. It makes your absolutely professional videos sound a bit amateurish. Use an active tense…in another great video…”Mount Hood can be seen in the distance…”. How about, Mount Hood is in the distance.” Huge difference.

@TheRailfanDan

28 күн бұрын

You got me on 'Subsidiary' and I actually take pronunciation of my words seriously so that one was pure ignorance. I hadn't even second guess myself on that one a thought it was correct. I'm not sure why you're not hearing the "T" in "Tallest" though because I definitely am hearing a "T" sound at the end. I most definitely know it's 'Tallest.' You also might want to take some of your own advice because none of this is 'Photography' but most certainly 'Videography' or even 'Moving Pictures' if you prefer.