Greetings, train lovers and non-train lovers alike!
Train watching has been one of my hobbies since childhood, but I didn't start photographing them until my teen years when I got my first still camera, a Kodak Disc. I started shooting video in 1993 using a borrowed full-size VHS camcorder (thanks Mike!), then moved to 8mm tape in 1996 when I bought a Sony Handycam. The Handycam was retired in April 2007, succeeded by a Canon HV20 that recorded 1080i HD to miniDV tape. In April 2012, the HV20 was replaced by a Canon HF-G10 that records 1080p HD to SD memory card. Most recently, in October 2023 I began using my Google Pixel 8 Pro to supplement the HF-G10. I am always striving to add new content, so stay tuned!
Like the footage you see here? Want to reuse it? Do the right thing - ask permission first and give credit.
That said, enjoy the videos!
Other Equipment:
Tripod: Manfrotto 546B legs, 502HD head Microphone: Canon SM-V1/Rode SVM Editing Software: Magix Vegas Pro Suite
Sorry, I don't make videos expressly for car counting. One man's interruption is another man's good camera work. Once in a while I will not move until the end of the train, if at all (like the I031 seen at the 19:23 mark), other times if I'm curious about a car count myself I will review the unedited footage and include the count in the description, but that's not always possible. There's a lot of opinions out there when it comes to camera handling, and you can't please all of them all the time.
I'm a little more than a mile away from a branch line that sees regular use; close enough to get an earful when they notch out on the throttle. It gets very confusing sometimes when I'm watching railcams on the computer and think something's coming when it's actually outside.
Haven't been down that way in a few years, honestly. I'm way overdue for another visit, but at the moment I think I'd like to wait until the weather gets a little cooler.
Sad, but on the bright side they were on their way north to be reactivated. They were always going into storage when new units arrived but coming back out when those new units had teething problems or there was a traffic surge.
No, I am just a humble spectator.😁 I was fortunate to see them many times after I started railfanning locally along the RF&P Sub in 2008 and then spiraling out to other locations. I think the first time period I saw them was when the ES40DCs were being cycled through the shops to address turbo issues and a bunch of units were called up out of storage to fill in. I remember early on they had a characteristic bark to the exhaust that seemed sharper and louder than anything else including other GEs; I'm guessing it was before any were repowered and/or downrated. Seems that RU-vid doesn't like links in Shorts descriptions anymore, but I added a link to my compilation of AC6000 footage that stretches from 2008 to 2017.
I suppose it was easier for them to create one 2-track tunnel bore with clearance for double-stacked containers than to rework both bores. Less maintenance to worry about.
That would be cool, but I'd pray for good weather and clear roads if I had to make the trip there. The route I take coming in from the east has got plenty of hairpin curves and 1st/2nd gear hills (and 1st/2nd gear hills ON hairpin curves), I can't imagine doing the drive in anything but clear winter weather, even with AWD.
