PART TWO HAS BEEN RELEASED: kzread.info/dash/bejne/pmRpl9mof5mZiNo.html I don't hate railfanning itself, don't worry There's just certain things that make it really annoying at times, and these are some of them. Enjoy the video! For all you "🤓" people out there, I'm talking about *appearance*, not performance

@buddyrailfan9856

7 ай бұрын

I hate missing heritage units like Amtrak 160 and 161 but I got to see 203

@Vermont-rail-fanner-432

7 ай бұрын

One time I was in Maine waiting for Amtrak 686 in wells a freight train snuck up behind me and scared me and was going like 30 miles an hour.

@victortrainlife3150

5 ай бұрын

well about mine, IS THAT MY FAMILY KEPT DISSAGREEING TO MY DECISION SO I CAN ATTEMPT TO RECORD A TRAIN

@victortrainlife3150

5 ай бұрын

AND I KEEP FAILING AN ATTEMPT

@victortrainlife3150

5 ай бұрын

AND I GET IMPATIENT EVERYTIME

This has nothing to do with the train itself but I hate when other people think they can just call the cops every 2 seconds on you for standing (NEAR) a railroad track!

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

For sure man, that's definitely on topic, a lot of this video wasn't about the train itself 😂

@badwolf2331

7 ай бұрын

THIS. GENUINELY THIS

@ritchiesiepman5511

7 ай бұрын

I had that like 6 months ago during the summer. I was trainspotting/railfanning on a spot where a lot of freight trains come. But the location i was standing at was pretty known for being a suicidal spot. So this lady and her 2 kids came towards me and asked what i was doing and if everything was alright with me. I said "yes. I'm totally fine and not suicidal" she said okay, but insisted that i had to call my mother to make sure that she knew where i was. I was like "wtf?!?!?"

@WendyMangels-uv9lo

6 ай бұрын

Fr like when I am railfanning I am running after a train to get that perfect shot and that one conductor is like ARE YOU ON THIS TRAIN?

I think one of the worst things is when someone walks into your shot. That has to be the worst thing it has happened to me sadly. It’s sucks.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Or when someone drives into your shot too

@legotech7268

7 ай бұрын

@@BNSF1458 oh definitely that to.

When I miss special units like heritage units, fallen flags, and so on. I've already missed several 25th anniversary units. I also hate car railfanning, terrible shots and I'm trying not to film my mom in the process. Another thing is not getting a single train at all. At times I can 3-5 trains, but yeah.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Haha not getting the person you're with in the shot is the real struggle especially in the car

@bnsffan6584

7 ай бұрын

every time I swear bnsf sends out people or something and check to make sure no one gets rare things

@josepantoja5033

7 ай бұрын

This is relatable

@trainanswererguy8758

7 ай бұрын

I can relate to that issue. I really hate to railfan while in the car because, one, I don't want to go to jail filming license plates because of vehicles passing by my location. Two, because it's so dark, I can barely read the numbers. And 3 (plus 4), I'm trying not to film in an area with trees & I'm not filming my parents in the process. And 5, my radio's battery didn't have to die.

I think everyone can agree, We all hate forgetting our tripod and when the train blasts its horn you jump with the camera to space...

Honestly, some of these points, I don't really mind, like for example, the solo leaders, I like those based on the fact the train would have a DPU. But I can relate with the brush getting in the way. I'm at a spot where there is so much brush or plant stuff between the CSX and NS tracks. I have to film it most of the time I get a meet.

@CoenOinkeyTrains

7 ай бұрын

Depends on the railroad, out here on BNSF if a train has a solo leader it more than likely won't have DPUs unless it's a coal. I'm assuming you live along CSX though so sounds like you always get DPUs, opinion on solo leaders without DP?

@RailfanKnexified

7 ай бұрын

@@CoenOinkeyTrains Yes I do. And Honestly, solo without DP is something. I'd say, a little unusual depending on how long the train is. If its maybe 100+ cars, I'd be suprised. But 50 cars or less, it's understandable

@PascoRailProductions-2024

7 ай бұрын

@@RailfanKnexifiedI’ve seen a solo leader with no DP on an H-PTLPAS on BNSF fall bridge Subdivision

@RailfanKnexified

7 ай бұрын

@@PascoRailProductions-2024 Oh yeah? How long was the train?

Heres my top 10 10. My shot getting ruined 9. A train sneaks up on me 8. I was told something rare was coming, it took a long time to come 7. Waiting 2+ hours for a train 6. Train gets blocked by another train 5. A train beats me at my railfanning spot 4. A train comes right after i leave my the railfanning spot 3. Not getting a train on camera 2. Camera stops mid train Dishonorable mention: music playing in the background 1. Barely missing a rare catch

I can just railfan at home so it’s super fun to chill and wait at #1

@vuurvrrailfanner4656

7 ай бұрын

i think we should be roommates

@Kaiserkalthesocalrailfan

7 ай бұрын

@@vuurvrrailfanner4656 ?

@rileycallmeriley

2 ай бұрын

​@@KaiserkalthesocalrailfanLOL THAT WAS SO RANDOM

WE NEED A PART 2 OF THIS!❤ Edit: I also hate it when someone is calling me during railfanning. Like I don’t have time right now to talk to you, I have a heritage unit to catch!!!

@adensrailfanningproductions

7 ай бұрын

How to fix problems: Dont own a cellphone, Use like a laptop or just... TURN OFF NOTIFICATIONS

@ebnertra0004

7 ай бұрын

Also, you could use my method, which is just never be called by anyone

2:42 bro this just happened to me. I was Railfanning in Altoona, PA and I was packing up. But suddenly, out of nowhere, a train came, WITH A HERITAGE UNIT. I was able to get it, but the video was shaky because I didn’t have enough time to get my tripod.

1. People giving you looks when standing around 2. Being indecisive for what shot i should get 3. Missing something special 4. Waiting for a train you believe will pass through your area but you realize it went on another subdivision

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Those all suck especially 1 & 2

@OfficialRailFanTay_Productions

7 ай бұрын

@@BNSF1458 fr😭

The only thing that I hate about railfanning is that no matter how far I go, there's always a quiet zone. I don't hate wayside horns, but I just don't like the fact that the closest crossings to me are in quiet zones. I sometimes have people that comment on my train videos, "Stop it with the wayside horns!".

Ah man, honestly I relate to just about all of these. ...even though I like the crossings myself for some reason lol. And elephant style too, since you can get better pictures of whatever's trailing, especially since it's also a huge advantage if the trailing locomotive is something rare

"The best way to get a train is to leave your spot" HahahahHAHAHA so true

@ErieCSXguy

7 ай бұрын

Happened to me TWICE LAST MONTH. One had an SD40-3 and a GP38-2. One also had a YN2 Trailing

I have to agree with you on a few things here especially with the gevos, and Shadows from trees getting in the way. but I have to say most of your shots look a lot better than mine. Even the ones that do have objects in the ways. what I hate the most about rail fanning is Probably also gevos and the fact that I'm not gonna be able to rail fan for a while since I broke my arm recently.

“Whatever they go by these days” yeah I chuckled at that

Interesting, I never knew that "elephant style" had a name. Definitely looks more interesting when they don't all face the same direction. I admit I actually didn't mind GEVOs at first when I only railfanned a couple of times. Then when I visited California and saw that every freight train coming was a BNSF GEVO, it got boring real quick lol

@BNSF1458

3 ай бұрын

Woah, hey there, big fan of your model train videos! Same here with the GEVOs. Impressive machines, but they get old quick with how repetitive they are

There’s A Few Railroad Crossings Near Me That Have The Sequence Where The Bells Stop Ringing When The Gates Are Dowm

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Love those

If you don’t want the railroad crossing bell ringing the entirety of a train, there’s this place called eastern USA

I can relate to the single leaders 😅, i get em all the time....also the trees are a pain in taking pictures! I can relate to everything in this video.

Trees, brush, weeds, the constant ding ding ding if the crossing bell (it's a blessing when you get to one of those crossing where the bell turns off after the gates go down lol ) and gevos!! - Jenny

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

@@Southeast_Railfan84 Same

Anytime I railfan something sneaks up on me

I agree with most of this. I like elephant style because I think it just looks badass trains at speed with all the locomotives facing towards you. Only time I like GEVOs are when BNSF gevos lead, or any with a unique horn (K5HLA, K5HLB, RS5T)

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

I can definitely kind of agree that elephant style looks kind of neat when the train is going at high speeds and you're zoomed in

That common phrase you’ve mentioned “the best way to catch a train is to leave your spot” is so accurate bro. I mean, today I just finished railfanning and then once I was finished railfanning and the moment I leave the rail yard, I saw big international train coming. I was so pissed at myself 😮‍💨😮‍💨😤😤😤

I honestly don’t mind elephant style running, solo leaders, Gevos, k5hls, or super long trains. I just see them all as part of the fun of railfanning. After all, someday, we won’t have Gevos in regular service, and we’ll be missing them as much as we miss seeing f40phs and sd40-2s on the mainline.

2:26 i can relate to this SOOOOO much bro everytime i wait for like 7 hours and i leave, people end up catching it and then i get pissed cuz i was trackside for like half a day just to miss it by like 15 mins.. super annoying ngl

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Arguably the most annoying

The only thing that i hate about Railfanning is not about missing Heritage units, Veteran units, and Fallen Flags, Its actually there's no Trains during in my areas like waiting a train in my areas needs 3 or 4 hours during morning and afternoon, Then I decided to leave and then When i see the train, Its too late.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

You have a point there for sure, seeing nothing outweighs everything

I can agree on the crossing bell and the long trains for sure. I’m on the Chester sub so I get the ZEGYC, a 17,000 ft Z train and when You’re catching it just taking off it can be a pain.

@smedleyfarnsworth263

6 ай бұрын

Just go to a location where there are no bells.

@sd70acerightthere10

6 ай бұрын

@@smedleyfarnsworth263 yeah but half the time they’re always out In the middle of no where

@smedleyfarnsworth263

6 ай бұрын

@@sd70acerightthere10 Well just go for it if you want that great shot.

I’ve only been railfanning for a year so far, but I already relate to a few of these. It kills my soul anytime I hear a train horn in the distance and I’m not there for it, I’m really trying to push to Railfan in the afternoons sometimes because I know for a fact some of them do pass through around that time of day. But I do get them on a fairly consistent basis during morning hours which isn’t the worst, but I do grow a little tired of seeing RJ Corman locals often without any signs of NS. Not to mention intermodals are the only thing I’m able to get as of late, but I can’t complain on that too much. I don’t mind the woods or trees being in the way too much, since it can add to the surprise factor with any encounter. I really don’t care if the units are elephant style or not, as long as I can identify the units (as in the numbers because they really matter to me) I’m happy. But I’m not a fan of railfanning at night because YOU CAN’T SEE S**T!!! No but really, the lack of lightening really bothers me. Then there’s the unfortunate possibility of dealing with entitled morons acting like they’re the law of the land around them, even if it’s really owned by whatever RR runs through. I mentioned this because I once had an incident with some old man giving me an attitude because I unintentionally kinda trespassed in his “property”, he was being unreasonable and throwing a fit over nothing basically. I’ll probably never go to that crossing again because of that, but if I do I won’t be so nice next time. It really does get frustrating when no trains pass through when you go out, nobody can lie on that. I once actually cried over the lack of rail action, and normally I just don’t want to cry. I may not agree with everything in this video, but I’m a polite guy and don’t mind giving some of my own dislikes in the hobby.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the watch, I'm very picky as you can probably tell so that's why I had so much to say in the video 😂 I still have a lot more things that I like then I dislike about the hobby though, that's for sure. A lot of people who are more new to the hobby probably can't agree with everything in this video since most people are probably just happy to see a train, but when you catch as much as I do and have intel for pretty much every train, there's a lot more to complain about if you know where I'm coming from. But at the end of the day, a train is a train and it's still fun to see, since that's what we as railfans enjoy.

@AlikStansberry

7 ай бұрын

@BNSF1458 True. My only regret is not getting into the hobby much sooner. Admittedly, I’m probably the only Railfan who’s crazy for any NS unit with the “DC to AC” waveform. Even if it’s not a Sonicbonnet, I still really enjoy seeing any Waveform unit.

@bub-e2592

7 ай бұрын

@@AlikStansberry Agreed, I started railfanning May 2022, but really started going out A lot in July 2023

"Looking like an idiot for 4 hours at a time" LMAO, OMG George this is great man, laughed the whole way through, bring on part 2!!! -Ken

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

HAH glad you liked it, I will probably make a part two within the next couple weeks ;)

I would Love a Part 2 and I Hate when your waiting or Trying to Listen for a train and you hear a Truck Car or Motorcycle and you think its a train

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Haha that's a certified classic right there 😂definitely writing that down for a future part 2

I can understand the part about the ES44s (GEVOs) but if you ever see a Ferromex one or from various companies it can be exciting.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Yes that is true

I have missed tons of stuff and I got SO lucky one day because we were leaving our spot and out of no where a Sand train with NS DPUs NS, UP comes on the BNSF and we had to FLY back to the last crossing just to get some horn action which it had a beautiful P5 and I almost missed a CSX YN2 C40-9W Leader solo on a military train but just barely got it because it had to stop for 5 seconds before proceeding into the yard. I can relate to mostly all these things lol

I played this video at 2X speed because it cracks me up a lot

Bro proceeded to list down all my inner thoughts 💀

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

💀💀💀

The most relatable railfan doesn’t exi-

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

He didn't until now

Dude I usually wait like 1-3 hours for a train, I’ve been lucky lately, but I know that feeling where you start yelling “cmon BNSF gimme train”

@MooseyTrainsKS

7 ай бұрын

I know this pain I used to go watch trains in Gardner KS I would only get 1 train 45 mins to a hour I would be the luckiest to see a meet

@North_Cascade_Railfan

7 ай бұрын

@@MooseyTrainsKS no three hours for one train

@MooseyTrainsKS

7 ай бұрын

@@North_Cascade_Railfan thats just sad

My one gripe is people who have never worked a day on the railroad and talk like they think they know everything about railroading…. Live it then talk

When it comes to crossing bells, over here in GA, the bells would usually stop ringing when the gates come all the way down. Also 3 things i hate about railfanning: Foamers, Trespassers, and backlit shots.

Stupendous video BNSF 1458! 👍I agree with some of your views. The things that I hate about railfanning is missing the train when the leader has a special and unique horn! Another one I hate about it is when trees and shadows gets in the way. Last one is when people gets in my way, don't get me wrong but I don't mind people getting in my way but not too close.

The worst thing about railfanning imo is that if you wait like HOURS, ans you get ABSOLUTELY NOTHING sometimes

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Fr

@adventuresofamtrakcascades301

7 ай бұрын

​@BNSF1458 also what's your least favorite locomotive of all time?

Number 10 is a problem i have but sometimes the bell is quiet without the gate

I filmed a CSX train that was 15 mins long sans editing. It was leaving a yard and going slowly because of track maitence or something. Then im late for the train being in the city What about when you have to wait for a train to get clearance? Or when curves make checking for a train hard (when im making my way)

I love the way crossing bells sound, and many railfans like myself love railroad crossings!

@BNSF1458

6 ай бұрын

Pretty much all but the typical ones sound nice

I've never had the cops show up before while railfanning but I always make sure to let everyone know what I'm doing. I did have a woman ask for me not to stand too close to a passing train once because it was going pretty fast and I understood her concerns. I stood back but I did get an awesome crew wave though

this is true stuff right here when i leave the nec to railfan once every few months where csx and all that is at. its so annoying just sitting there waiting because i have a argument in my head on if i leave will it come or not and i jus feel so dumb walking back and foward across the crossing

Nice video for #1 I waited 5 hours for BPRR RIBT a year ago with an ex CNW nose Gon leader it was worth the wait

I'm trying to get into trains and this helps out Alot! Thank you!

2:40 this is EXACTLY me. Always leave and then something comes. 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

This is insane how both your top 10’s have done!!!!😳 LOL, I may have to make one of some kind!😂 Just kidding, this one and your part 2 are very well done!

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

For sure! I figured they had a good chance of getting traction since it's a pretty original idea that not many people have done before, but they did a lot better then I expected... if the first one keeps up, it might surpass "foamers be like"! (12K views) Thanks! Feel free to do your own twist, but only if it's a voice reveal...

@RealRailfan

7 ай бұрын

@@BNSF1458 yeah, that’s just crazy! When I did my first ever Live Stream, Millennial Trainman showed up in person. We talked about you for a bit (and LOTS of other stuff) and couldn’t figure out how your Subs have shot up so quickly! LOL!😂 You got us stumped! We did come up with one possible answer, you got LOADS of more time “to catch stuff and edit” then we both do combined! LOL, that’s all we could come up with!😅 But we both really are proud how far you have come in such a short amount of time! No joke, the rate you are going, you will be at 5K by the new year!

I agree with everything but I also hate railfaning in the dark because I hate but I have to go to school and I can't railfan in the morning or something but rail fan is pretty cool but I get to miss a lot of trains I broke my phone a couple months ago before making the channel I missed it so many cool trains that went by especially the BNSF 25th anniversary.

Things I don't like about railfanning:Missing a train,Waiting for a train for a long time,train going very slow,wind interference and seeing only one type of freight car for the whole train/low variety

10: i dont mind the bells. sometimes the engine noise drowns it out. 9: elephant style seems weird to me. 8: at one point my dad's car broke down so i had to wait a bit and the last train before my brother came to jumpstart the car was a 5 goddamn minute long train. only one locomotive in the front and one as the mid dpu. and it was a fully loaded intermodal train. how the hell can this be possible??? 7: solo leaders are okay for amtrak but what the hell is that 6: gevos are repetitive but i dont give a crap about how many i can catch or how many emds i can catch 5: i dont enjoy gevos, like them or hate them 4: everywhere i railfan its impossible to not get trees and brush shadows cuz its the pacific northwest 3: trains are slightly fast in the pnw 2: i got jumpscared by an amtrak train because the green signal burned out dishonorable mention: i missed many trains before. 1: never happened to me.

Can't forget camera problems lol. That moment when you realize you left your memory card at home or forgot to charge your battery. One time my phone died as a train was rounding the corner with NS 1074 leading. Also the sheer unpredictability of absolutely everything... 9/10 times you don't get enough advance warning to make plans to go catch something, and are forced to miss it as you sit around trapped in school or work. You really gotta be on your toes 24/7 to see the interesting stuff.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

100% true

I've had a BNSF Intermodal sneak up on me, especially in a quiet zone XD

Bro this video mad me laugh the entire time. Everything was on point and so relatable. 😂

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you could get a laugh out of it. Be sure to check the other parts!

I was waiting for a UP Business Train. It sat at the depot for an hour, but too far away to take photos. Then the Business train began to move and with perfect timing a slow moving coal train came by blocking any chances of my getting any photos.

I hate when I wait 2 fricking hours for a HU and I go home for 30 mins and that’s when it goes through!

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Yep

0:23 I love the way you said "big stupid thing." 😂

I railfan on my bike and I hate when there is a super long train so I can't get across the train yard quick enough to catch the locomotives again. MG Rail is not a consistant rail company, so I have to guess, however Louisville and Indiana Railroad comes to the yard everyday around the same time, so I'm able to chase that railroad. I'll chase MG Rail only if it is operating after L&I Railroad. Because I ride my bike I'm also not able to bring my tripod, so when filming the trains, it gets annoying when there's a super loud train horn which causes me to jump and the filming shakes a bit. Edit: something else I hate is when my mom drives me somewhere to see a train, and the moment we leave, I see headlights, and it's confirmed that a train is coming in the direction, however my mom won't drive back.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

HAH the last thing was so relatable 😂

One of the things is when they keep running DPUS on each and every single god damn train I hate that atleast around where I live 5 out of 50 CN trains have a DPU

I love Railfannibg but i heavily agree with the long opinion, thats why my favorite train too catch is UP MCHCH considering its one of the shortest trains that come on the Chester Sub.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Short trains are just so cool in my opinion

Super respect bro! I love your stuff. I agree with most of what you said in this video.

3:53 is the one I can relate to the most. I was waiting, FOR ONE TRAIN, and it was a local as well that had both 1411 and 1412 (Sister unit Triclop 60m units), and ended up staying from 11 AM to 4 PM (I left when they started to leave sandpoint), AND ENDED UP GETTING 13 TRAINS. Don't get me wrong, I was glad to get a ton of rail action, BUT I ONLY CAME FOR ONE TRAIN, and I just wanted to go home.

1:57 what would you say if for example, a South American or African railfan goes to the US and gets impressed by the sight of GEVOS because he has never seen one?

There is one thing I hate about Railfan one is when the train takes forever when I leave and the train comes it makes me mad

One thing I hate about railfanning is getting the wrong platform. Once I was at a big station and one of the new acela units comes in and it was arriving so I had no clue what platform. So I just guessed the one with 2 open tracks. And I was 4 PLATFORMS AWAY

I always hated missing the trains, not getting to my trackside spot in time. I also hated waiting for long periods of time only to go home and then the train shows up. I really hate the e-bells - bam bam bam!

Literally the thing I hate about Railfanning is harassment

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

For sure man

In Estonia, you see like 5 trains/month and 95% of the time it’s going to be with a single locomotive which is totally normal for me haha

Another one for me is locals they clog up the mainline making it impossible for anything else to pass whenever the local goes by i just go back inside bacause i'm not about to wait 3 or 4 hours for this thing to clear the mainline and get back to the yard so that other trains can actually pass

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Oh this is so true

I hate it when the train you go to see stops up the line and I hate it MORE when it stops right in the distance from where your standing and you literally see it RIGHT THERE and like 10 minutes after you leave it decides to move

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

That always sucks

@AustinRailProductionsOfficial

7 ай бұрын

@@BNSF1458 it’s worse when there’s a heritage/ special interest unit on it

Top 10 things i hate about railfanning: 1. Norfolk southern police coming up to you on a public road and telling you, you can't record the train. 2. The fact that Norfolk southern only invests in safetran for their crossings. Its a replica x10,000. Un Unique. 3. Cars. 4. Other railfanners trying to steal my shot. 5. Red signals. 6. Society 7.Sd70Ace 8. BNSF 9. Life 10. 😢😢😢

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Society and life are so true bro

@ZnamManz

7 ай бұрын

@@BNSF1458 lol

@ZnamManz

7 ай бұрын

Yooo uh is it rare to find a chessie system caboose. Railfanning a couple weeks ago and spotted one. I know it's rare to even see Chessie system locomotives at all, but like.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

@@ZnamManz Probably

I have quite a few things I want to bring up myself lol. I fan on a double track in Springfield, MA in CSX territory. I would hate it when I would have a train that has SD70s, Dash 8’s, and AC4400’s, basically anything less common than GEVOS get blocked by a passing train, or a stopped train being pulled by GEVOS. It’s like they have something against me lol 😅. I also love sitting by the tracks for eternity on the weekends (I’m talking 8-12 hours) and the sun in the summer would cause my phone to overheat and not film anymore until I cool it down with my car’s A/C. It gets really bad when I have a train on my hands haha. Foamers. Especially. I have a grandma who brings her grandson who is like 9 and he always walks over to my tripod, gets in the way, shouts, talks, flails arms, all while the train is in the shot. He throws rocks as well and that’s so freaking annoying. Tall vehicles. Vehicles like trucks and busses that stop right in front of my tripod while the train is coming just.. y’know lol Stopping trains at the last minute, especially. I would have trains with special units on them as well be stopped at the last freaking moment, and I would run out of time. And last but not least, the wind. Blows my tripod over, makes everything cold, and you get that exasperating sound distortion when the wind blows into your mic haha

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Yeah those all sucks haha, well said!

My favorite is when the tripod you have your camera on falls over.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

A true classic

Ik I hate crossing and the noise they make but the crossing is there for a reason it is there to keep us safe and to know if a trains coming or not

As soon as the video started I couldn't stop laughing my thanksgiving has been made, and it aint even thanksgiving yet lmfao

It’s so true. The worst is when you turn the corner and see the end DPU heritage unit pass.

If you're in the city like me and you're late for the train, not getting a good spot due to how long the line is. Thats the flipsides i face.

Another thing I hate When either a train is stopped WAY down the line Or when a train with say a heritage unit is coming and another train shows up and blocks your view

I usually don't mind railroad crossings. Tbh they can actually be quite handy when you're in the middle of nowhere and don't see any trains and then the gate starts to go down you know something is coming

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

As far as driving goes I love the gates haha

Btw most CSX and NS crossing the bell turns off when the gate is fully lowered

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

I think some of UPs do too

That’s second one was very true I hate when all of them facing forward and I hate those bell and they be in the way

For me, it’s the LED LIGHTS they always make my camera focus flip the fuck off and I start having a panic attack and then RIGHT when it’s about to pass me I get the shot, and it comes out good most the time, but it’s not worth the heart attack.

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

I hear you... that's very relatable

Yeah, man! I can agree on a bunch of your points. 👍

We need a “bro” counter

One thing I hate about railfanning is when PEOPLE GET IN MY SHOT!

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

And cars too, one of the worst things

I tell my mom and dad to stay quiet because I hate when people are talking in my videos like when I'm in a public place and someone comes up to me and talks to me about what the train is about that just ticks me off real quick

POV: your done for the day and then you get a clear signal with the scanner chatter

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Ouch

The NR class is essentially the Australian Gevo, see them everywhere and always leading

sitting outside all day and you get something you turn around its just Amtrak with a bnsf gevo I got that it sucked I waited all day 7 hours and it was dark and it was Amtrak

The fact that snow is cold so winter shots freeze my fingers

LMAO, that was great George!!!

I don't usually mind crossing bells as i find they are part of the experience but when they are the electronic ones... Oh god they are so irritating!

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Yeah the electronic bells are terrible

I don’t hate much about rail fanning because I really do like trains a lot but one thing I don’t like is waiting forever

This is actually so relatable

I don’t like how very few freights i see on the line I usually just see Amtrak Downeasters on the line I typically railfan on

I really do love watching trains, but I just get bored waiting - I have to be doing something else, can't just sit out there for hours. Also agree with the "surprise", the I coulda/shoulda/woulda have gotten a really nice shot except I didn't know it was coming, (but maybe it's motivation for the next one...) Thanks for the vid sir.

2:42 that happens to me a lot every time I leave the train comes

@BNSF1458

7 ай бұрын

Happens to us all :/

@jdrailfan5424

7 ай бұрын

@@BNSF1458 yeah and trains sneaking up I also hate too

Recommendation E&N train it’s a little slow. 19-45 kph But first off you’ll find some good shots. There’s even a trail p.s please do not wait forever it comes at 12:30 and 1:00 pm late 2:00-6:00 pm don’t just wait forever Just get some TimHortons or something. When you’re waiting.

@Among_us3.0

7 ай бұрын

They’re rail link locomotives gp9 EMD’s this is a small train you don’t have to wait forever