Thank You so much...I enjoy seeing your videos, I'm in the Chicago Area, and same BNSF...just not as wonderful as it is in the Pacific Northwest! :)
@johnmoore80168 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very good video.
@BrooklynPerson300008 жыл бұрын
You yourself put the caption on about how great the train and yard sounds are, so why did you spoil it and drown it out with a worn out cliche such as the blue danube waltz bit.. I know others have commented that they like it, or thought it was funny ~ I know now that there is a god ~ for he hath protected me from the misery of personally knowing these people.
@harley26688 жыл бұрын
Quit sawing the switch!!
@fredthompson74658 жыл бұрын
A new look at railroading'always wanted to see freight trains form in the yards.
@MrJimmybgood8 жыл бұрын
i also seen the red flashing light was not on what does that mean. that why they call it fred right ?
@MrJimmybgood8 жыл бұрын
do railroads buy or just lease trains. i know at times they lend to each other. good video. great catch.
@garyketola91018 жыл бұрын
just saw the ghost train the fog really makes you focus on the train. nice camera
@47homeslice8 жыл бұрын
why did he not throttle up as soon as he threw thecswitch?
@ojhvonlaufenburg55378 жыл бұрын
Dat deden we 60 jaar geleden ook al afstoten, als er geen rangeerheuvel was
@Harveycartoonlvr118 жыл бұрын
OMG! Look at that "squeezzzzzzeee" that the Freight Train has to go into the curve next to that building! Well, BNSF know what it's doing!
@Harveycartoonlvr118 жыл бұрын
Like it is in Chicago...many Highrises and Condos are squeezing railroads to have to go through locations like this...but I think they are fun to watch and photograph! I have to make another trip out there one of these days! Ten to One they have passed ordinances about Trains blowing horns at crossings in this area! But they can use the bells, however.
@Scy8 жыл бұрын
At first I was like "what, they need 5 engines to build a train?" and then I saw the train... Btw, where are they going?
@nitetrane988 жыл бұрын
The real fun is drop kicking when you need to run around a car.
@crwatrainfanNein8 жыл бұрын
very great video!
@consoleteam8 жыл бұрын
I found your channel by accident, thanks to youtube putting a link in those suggestions on the right. Nicely done, and I appreciate the text info you put into them. Highball!
@NS-vr5so8 жыл бұрын
so freakin cool!! subbed
@aidanrose84198 жыл бұрын
How come the rad is glowing when the video clips back on @3:28
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+Aidan Rose What you're seeing there is the radiator shutters closing. The shutters are painted orange, so it does look a bit like they are "glowing". The shutters open and close automatically to keep the engine water temp in the correct range. If the loco sits idle for a bit, they close to keep water temp from falling too low. Once the loco starts pulling, they'll open to keep the water from getting too hot.
@tejasnite8 жыл бұрын
yeah thanks for showing signal
@vanrails8 жыл бұрын
What would you say is a good spot (quantity of trains) to railfan in the Seattle area?
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+VanCityRailfan Man, most of the places I taken videos at around the area have plenty of trains. Olympic Sculpture Park, S Horton St crossing, Ballard Locks are all good. Train stations at King Street Station, Kent, Auburn, Edmonds, Mukilteo and Everett all work well.
@davidnorth19898 жыл бұрын
After railroading for 30 yrs I still like to watch train videos
@OldSchool-px1xk8 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome video. Watching it felt like being out there on the beachfront myself, a lazy Sunday passing by just watching the sea on Pudget Sound and trains. Thanks für sharing this.
@dejohdenny28708 жыл бұрын
Man quits job to shoot more videos for his devoted fans. I can see the headline now. Great video again.
@duxberry19588 жыл бұрын
Top video SeattleRailFan
@garyketola91018 жыл бұрын
enjoyed your video. always liked shooting in the rain.glad you stayed dry
@mikesnow49368 жыл бұрын
Good one Todd!
@richardmoses16868 жыл бұрын
If you have a trash train, how do they dump the cars?
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+Richard Moses The containers used for garbage are standard shipping containers with the roof removed. This allows them to be loaded easily with a front end loader. They have canvas tops that cover the load during shipping. At the landfill, the containers are lifted off the well cars and put on a regular trailer chassis. Trucks drive them up to the top of the hill where the landfill proper is located. There, the trucks back onto a platform at the edge of the landfill. Hydraulics tilt the whole platform up, dumping the garbage out the back. The trucks take the containers back down the hill, the empty containers go back on the well cars and the whole cycle repeats again.
@jerematthewjohnson56778 жыл бұрын
thank you for posting
@vern88908 жыл бұрын
I concur with James.
@duskrpg1198 жыл бұрын
hey can u get the crossing in Renton by the bigfoot java i love that crossing and it would be cool if u get a shot of it if u do thx
@MrJimmybgood8 жыл бұрын
hello seattle rail fan good to see your back. great video in auburn even tho it was rainning, looking forward to your next project . thank you.
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+James Finborg Haven't been railfanning as much lately. A change at work means I'm busier with less free time. Considering quitting my job to railfan full time. I wish!
@MrJimmybgood8 жыл бұрын
wow that would be cool I wish I could have done that. I am a disabled vet, now who loves trains. and video of trains old and new. thank you for getting back with me catch you latter.
@CascadeWestRail8 жыл бұрын
love the Talgo 8 K5HA-CBF, it's really a nice horn
@Railhead19568 жыл бұрын
Excellent video
@YardLimit8 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! That looks like a great place to shoot. I'll have to go down there sometime.
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+Yard Limit Auburn Station and Kent Station are both nice in that they have a parking garage right there so parking is easy, covered overpass for shooting on rainy days or getting to the other side of the mains easily and benches on the platforms so you can sit down while waiting. Good view of signals from the platforms as well which helps you determine if a train is coming. Disadvantage is the platforms aren't very wide so you tend to get an exaggerated closeup view of trains as they pass.
@YardLimit8 жыл бұрын
Cool. I love having signals in view. It makes the video more dramatic.
@HorstHelmutHenßen8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the information you are giving with the film.
@toothy47368 жыл бұрын
+SeattleRailFan I could get some more of these, I live really close to the site as seen here. :)?
@jpfrench3258 жыл бұрын
They're going to add a third BNSF mainline to the Seattle Sub? Traffic must really be picking up! How would they fit a third track in through all of the railroad crossings and Sounder sations?
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+jpfrench325 Yes, they're in the process now. BNSF got the money for the 3rd main from Sound Transit. BNSF must give Sounder trains priority over all freight, they must meet strict on-time standards. So right now, between Seattle and Tacoma during rush hour BNSF gives one main over to Sounder leaving only one track for freight. With a 3rd main between Seattle and Tacoma, BNSF can use two track for freight, making it easier to run freight north and sound during rush hour. The 3rd main is done from King Street Station to somewhere around south of Boeing Field. They are starting in on the next segment now. Work is going on around Tukwila, then I think they'll work they're way down to Auburn.
@trainsandlocomotives8 жыл бұрын
Great video! The music was perfect!
@dimidomo79468 жыл бұрын
Real nice video SeattleRailFan. Is the consist heading to a landfill with all that garbage and contaminated soil and debris? Sidebar: the facades on some of those condos along the waterfront (at the beginning of the video) could certainly use some color, heh! Unlike Ireland and Scandinavia where splashes of color on their facades add 'interest and depth' to the entire scene scope. I spent a short 'hard days night' in Seattle when I was with the Amtrak; whew what a night that was.
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+Dimi Domo The first garbage train is an empty returning from the landfill. The 2nd train is loaded headed to the landfill. Google "landfill Roosevelt WA" to learn about where that garbage ended up. Seems like Seattle doesn't really do "splashes of color". Most newer condos/apt buildings tend towards pale neutral shades of browns, greys, green, blues etc. A few go for the bright colors, but not many.
@railfanrob43468 жыл бұрын
Hey great catch! Question, what kind of camera do you use?
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+Railfan Rob I use a Sony HDR-CX12. It's a few years old now, but it's small, light and takes great HD video.
@bryanwhitford27298 жыл бұрын
So disappointed to see a Warbonnet on point. Ugly engine lol
@CSXEMDTrainLover8 жыл бұрын
nice video and great catch of all 5 BNSF engine's making a intermodal train.
@sonnypruitt66398 жыл бұрын
Is the yard flat and level, or is there a slight down grade?
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+Saddle Sore It looks level to my eye. I'm guessing a railroad would generally want a yard to be pretty close to level. A yard with a significant slope would be a pain, requiring lots of hand brakes to be set in order to keep cars from rolling away.
@YardLimit8 жыл бұрын
Nice video!
@GEES44DC8 жыл бұрын
I don't think there is an engineer here. It's a Beltpack assignment.
@YardLimit8 жыл бұрын
Just saw this video. I'm going there in April. I hope I get a similar catch. Thanks for posting this!
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+Yard Limit Probably a good chance of catching an oil train. As far as I know, they still run 5 or 6 trains per week into the refineries. If you have a scanner, monitor channel 76 (North Branch Dispatch). You may hear them talking to an oil train, giving you a heads up that one is coming. They may also reference the "Annie Local", that's the local job that services other customers on the Anacortes Spur. You will always hear the oil train call the bridge tender at the Swinomish Channel bridge. That's the bridge in my video. My shoot location, at the Swinomish Casino, is a great place to shoot from. And, if the trains aren't running you can go inside and play some craps, poker or slot machines! Also, you can go into Burlington and shoot at the Spruce St crossing. I did a video there, see: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmystrqef7fOpco.html The trains run at only 10mph on the spur. You could shoot one in Burlington then sprint for the casino and also shoot it crossing the channel.
@YardLimit8 жыл бұрын
+SeattleRailFan Thanks for the info. We're going to stay at the Swinomish hotel sometimes in April so that will be a good time to catch one. I'll definitely keep my scanner tuned.
@Z4Zander8 жыл бұрын
I notice the patched paint on Dash 9s 4463 & 5814.Result of turbo fires? Both units have been like this since 05.
@garyketola91018 жыл бұрын
works for me
@fredbaumann44728 жыл бұрын
Nice job!
@garyketola91018 жыл бұрын
never heard a conductor and a brakeman called a foreman and a helper
@SeattleRailFan8 жыл бұрын
+Gary Ketola In the Seattle area on BNSF, the term Conductor is used on the long-distance trains. The conductor on a local job is call the Foreman. If a local has a third crew member, he's called the Helper. Don't know what a third crew member on a long-distance trains would be called, most just have two. I assume it's something that differs on different railroads or in different area of the country. I have a scanner so I'm sure of what terms are used locally.
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Thank You so much...I enjoy seeing your videos, I'm in the Chicago Area, and same BNSF...just not as wonderful as it is in the Pacific Northwest! :)
Thanks for a very good video.
You yourself put the caption on about how great the train and yard sounds are, so why did you spoil it and drown it out with a worn out cliche such as the blue danube waltz bit.. I know others have commented that they like it, or thought it was funny ~ I know now that there is a god ~ for he hath protected me from the misery of personally knowing these people.
Quit sawing the switch!!
A new look at railroading'always wanted to see freight trains form in the yards.
i also seen the red flashing light was not on what does that mean. that why they call it fred right ?
do railroads buy or just lease trains. i know at times they lend to each other. good video. great catch.
just saw the ghost train the fog really makes you focus on the train. nice camera
why did he not throttle up as soon as he threw thecswitch?
Dat deden we 60 jaar geleden ook al afstoten, als er geen rangeerheuvel was
OMG! Look at that "squeezzzzzzeee" that the Freight Train has to go into the curve next to that building! Well, BNSF know what it's doing!
Like it is in Chicago...many Highrises and Condos are squeezing railroads to have to go through locations like this...but I think they are fun to watch and photograph! I have to make another trip out there one of these days! Ten to One they have passed ordinances about Trains blowing horns at crossings in this area! But they can use the bells, however.
At first I was like "what, they need 5 engines to build a train?" and then I saw the train... Btw, where are they going?
The real fun is drop kicking when you need to run around a car.
very great video!
I found your channel by accident, thanks to youtube putting a link in those suggestions on the right. Nicely done, and I appreciate the text info you put into them. Highball!
so freakin cool!! subbed
How come the rad is glowing when the video clips back on @3:28
+Aidan Rose What you're seeing there is the radiator shutters closing. The shutters are painted orange, so it does look a bit like they are "glowing". The shutters open and close automatically to keep the engine water temp in the correct range. If the loco sits idle for a bit, they close to keep water temp from falling too low. Once the loco starts pulling, they'll open to keep the water from getting too hot.
yeah thanks for showing signal
What would you say is a good spot (quantity of trains) to railfan in the Seattle area?
+VanCityRailfan Man, most of the places I taken videos at around the area have plenty of trains. Olympic Sculpture Park, S Horton St crossing, Ballard Locks are all good. Train stations at King Street Station, Kent, Auburn, Edmonds, Mukilteo and Everett all work well.
After railroading for 30 yrs I still like to watch train videos
This is an awesome video. Watching it felt like being out there on the beachfront myself, a lazy Sunday passing by just watching the sea on Pudget Sound and trains. Thanks für sharing this.
Man quits job to shoot more videos for his devoted fans. I can see the headline now. Great video again.
Top video SeattleRailFan
enjoyed your video. always liked shooting in the rain.glad you stayed dry
Good one Todd!
If you have a trash train, how do they dump the cars?
+Richard Moses The containers used for garbage are standard shipping containers with the roof removed. This allows them to be loaded easily with a front end loader. They have canvas tops that cover the load during shipping. At the landfill, the containers are lifted off the well cars and put on a regular trailer chassis. Trucks drive them up to the top of the hill where the landfill proper is located. There, the trucks back onto a platform at the edge of the landfill. Hydraulics tilt the whole platform up, dumping the garbage out the back. The trucks take the containers back down the hill, the empty containers go back on the well cars and the whole cycle repeats again.
thank you for posting
I concur with James.
hey can u get the crossing in Renton by the bigfoot java i love that crossing and it would be cool if u get a shot of it if u do thx
hello seattle rail fan good to see your back. great video in auburn even tho it was rainning, looking forward to your next project . thank you.
+James Finborg Haven't been railfanning as much lately. A change at work means I'm busier with less free time. Considering quitting my job to railfan full time. I wish!
wow that would be cool I wish I could have done that. I am a disabled vet, now who loves trains. and video of trains old and new. thank you for getting back with me catch you latter.
love the Talgo 8 K5HA-CBF, it's really a nice horn
Excellent video
Very nice video! That looks like a great place to shoot. I'll have to go down there sometime.
+Yard Limit Auburn Station and Kent Station are both nice in that they have a parking garage right there so parking is easy, covered overpass for shooting on rainy days or getting to the other side of the mains easily and benches on the platforms so you can sit down while waiting. Good view of signals from the platforms as well which helps you determine if a train is coming. Disadvantage is the platforms aren't very wide so you tend to get an exaggerated closeup view of trains as they pass.
Cool. I love having signals in view. It makes the video more dramatic.
Thanks for the information you are giving with the film.
+SeattleRailFan I could get some more of these, I live really close to the site as seen here. :)?
They're going to add a third BNSF mainline to the Seattle Sub? Traffic must really be picking up! How would they fit a third track in through all of the railroad crossings and Sounder sations?
+jpfrench325 Yes, they're in the process now. BNSF got the money for the 3rd main from Sound Transit. BNSF must give Sounder trains priority over all freight, they must meet strict on-time standards. So right now, between Seattle and Tacoma during rush hour BNSF gives one main over to Sounder leaving only one track for freight. With a 3rd main between Seattle and Tacoma, BNSF can use two track for freight, making it easier to run freight north and sound during rush hour. The 3rd main is done from King Street Station to somewhere around south of Boeing Field. They are starting in on the next segment now. Work is going on around Tukwila, then I think they'll work they're way down to Auburn.
Great video! The music was perfect!
Real nice video SeattleRailFan. Is the consist heading to a landfill with all that garbage and contaminated soil and debris? Sidebar: the facades on some of those condos along the waterfront (at the beginning of the video) could certainly use some color, heh! Unlike Ireland and Scandinavia where splashes of color on their facades add 'interest and depth' to the entire scene scope. I spent a short 'hard days night' in Seattle when I was with the Amtrak; whew what a night that was.
+Dimi Domo The first garbage train is an empty returning from the landfill. The 2nd train is loaded headed to the landfill. Google "landfill Roosevelt WA" to learn about where that garbage ended up. Seems like Seattle doesn't really do "splashes of color". Most newer condos/apt buildings tend towards pale neutral shades of browns, greys, green, blues etc. A few go for the bright colors, but not many.
Hey great catch! Question, what kind of camera do you use?
+Railfan Rob I use a Sony HDR-CX12. It's a few years old now, but it's small, light and takes great HD video.
So disappointed to see a Warbonnet on point. Ugly engine lol
nice video and great catch of all 5 BNSF engine's making a intermodal train.
Is the yard flat and level, or is there a slight down grade?
+Saddle Sore It looks level to my eye. I'm guessing a railroad would generally want a yard to be pretty close to level. A yard with a significant slope would be a pain, requiring lots of hand brakes to be set in order to keep cars from rolling away.
Nice video!
I don't think there is an engineer here. It's a Beltpack assignment.
Just saw this video. I'm going there in April. I hope I get a similar catch. Thanks for posting this!
+Yard Limit Probably a good chance of catching an oil train. As far as I know, they still run 5 or 6 trains per week into the refineries. If you have a scanner, monitor channel 76 (North Branch Dispatch). You may hear them talking to an oil train, giving you a heads up that one is coming. They may also reference the "Annie Local", that's the local job that services other customers on the Anacortes Spur. You will always hear the oil train call the bridge tender at the Swinomish Channel bridge. That's the bridge in my video. My shoot location, at the Swinomish Casino, is a great place to shoot from. And, if the trains aren't running you can go inside and play some craps, poker or slot machines! Also, you can go into Burlington and shoot at the Spruce St crossing. I did a video there, see: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmystrqef7fOpco.html The trains run at only 10mph on the spur. You could shoot one in Burlington then sprint for the casino and also shoot it crossing the channel.
+SeattleRailFan Thanks for the info. We're going to stay at the Swinomish hotel sometimes in April so that will be a good time to catch one. I'll definitely keep my scanner tuned.
I notice the patched paint on Dash 9s 4463 & 5814.Result of turbo fires? Both units have been like this since 05.
works for me
Nice job!
never heard a conductor and a brakeman called a foreman and a helper
+Gary Ketola In the Seattle area on BNSF, the term Conductor is used on the long-distance trains. The conductor on a local job is call the Foreman. If a local has a third crew member, he's called the Helper. Don't know what a third crew member on a long-distance trains would be called, most just have two. I assume it's something that differs on different railroads or in different area of the country. I have a scanner so I'm sure of what terms are used locally.