Mr. Harmon...I live up here in frosty Columbus, Ohio and presently a returning railfan to the hobby after a lengthy absence. I was active until the national disaster of 9/11 created such an air of paranoia that it became difficult to revisit my favorite spots without a possible visit from law enforcement or at least a troubled expression and bark from rail employees. Anyway, I am just returning to the hobby, updating magazine subscriptions, preparing to buy my new rail radio, and trying to relearn Central Ohio railroading. I discovered your series of videos and I just have to say that I immensely enjoy your efforts. The filming is exquisite, especially the drone photography, but what really shines is the education about railroading that I receive with every video. Your knowledge and understanding of railroading is just a treat! I want to know what these trains are carrying, who they serve, how rail companies number trains, how they switch cars, the technology of the business, the language of their radio chatter, and so on. Please understand that you have gathered an audience that truly appreciates your work! BTW.....does your wife join you on these excursions? And lastly, are you a model railroader as well?
Thanks very much, Stephen. Please don't be afraid to go railfanning around railroad tracks. Just be sure to stay on public property and you should be fine. I'm gratified that these videos have helped you in the hobby. No. Not a modeler. I only have time for one hobby. Ha!
I’ve been watching for years and to have nearly a 20 minute video is like watching a 2 hour movie from you. How you describe everything that’s going on with the trains and the environment is amazing. And your cinematic are top tier. I’m glad I came across your channel years back.
@@distantsignal You're mean, Danny. Here, in North Western Montana, there's, about, 6 to 8 inches of snow on the ground. And, I have to go the grocery store.
Another one of your typically great videos. Lots of train action, wonderful scenery and many educational tidbits make your videos fun to watch. Thank you!
When it comes to a provider giving us the up-beat, so-to-speak, regarding what's going on train-wise... YOU ARE THE BEST. You take the time to talk to us, you explain rail terms for us, and by-gosh you are SO knowledgeable in the subjects you represent. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! ✨🤗✨
Perfect Sunday morning videos......don't sweat the rain...here overnight we have had 2" of freezing rain and 6" of snow on top.....I'll trade places with you anytime......love your video's...Ottawa,Ontario,Canada
Amazing job once again Danny. Headed down your way this week for the RV Show down in Tampa. Sharing my coffee on a Sunday Morning with Danny after a long 24 hour shift at the Fire Station is a great way to start any day. Keep up the great work Danny.
Man I love these videos. Love how detailed they are can’t find this anywhere else. Would be truly something to go on a rail fan trip with ya keep it up!
I wanted to let you know how much I enjoy watching... A friend of mine is helping restore a steam-engine. He is sending me pictures from inside the firebox he is working on. I am now subscribed.
I knew that was not just a normal voice. Had to be commercial. I was right. Chrome Paint Perfected. April 23rd 2013. Took me awhile to find that. From up in north west Georgia thank's for the video's.
Danny, you are THE Man when it comes to these railfanning videos! They are always informative, well-done, and are great fun to watch, besides! Please keep them coming, as my in-laws once lived in Plant City (now, sadly, both are deceased), but it is both fun and quite nostalgic for my wife and me to see familiar locations in/around the Plant City station and the crossover diamond, there! THANK YOU!
Yet another EXCELLENT video by one of the most influential railfans in Florida! It is GREAT so see fellow railfans and RU-vidrs!! Thanks for sharing Mr. Harmon!
Seeing the holding yard for the fruit, brings back good memories. I worked the groves in and around the Lake Placid, Fl area for almost 20 years. Retired now and living in the Pan Handle.
Great to see another video from you. I wish we had better railfanning where I live, but we only have one 3-4 tank car local every wednesday... I'll just have to watch more of your stuff to make up for it!
I live in the heart of the headquarters of the largest railroad in North America, and it's almost more fun to watch Mr. Harmon's videos than to trundle about seeing trains in the flesh around here. Not that I get to often.
Hi Danny! Having dispatcher controlled switches would make switching of industrial customers SO much easier on the conductor. In some cases when I worked for a Shortline, having engines on both ends made it easier as well, so you didn’t have to run around the train, or make long shoving moves. Since most of us road crews were qualified as engineers and conductors, we could switch roles when it was convenient. Drop off one man, make the cut and shove the cars in. A LOT less walking and faster. Here in Louiville there is at least one slug set working Osborn yard. I’ve seen it switching auto racks at the Ford auto assembly plant next to the yard. They also use a remote operated switcher in the yard to make up trains. If you ever get up this way, Osborn yard would be some great filming. You could get CSX, NS, RJ Corman, occasional UP and some Shortline power all moving into and out of the yard.
Hi Danny, another fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable video, in your own inimitable style - keep on doing what you are doing! As a retired (as of December 2018) railway signalling and telecoms tech support engineer (and railway enthusiast - sshh! 🤫) I find your filming, editing, production and narration absolutely top class. You should have your own TV channel! But I guess we can just keep watching you (and those excellent drone shots) on RU-vid for a good while yet! Keep up the great work! Best wishes from the UK!
Hi Danny. Always very interesting watching your videos as I’m in the UK 🇬🇧 so I get a better understanding of what’s going on 😃 Not like other channels that just show trains 👍🏻 Well done Stevie 😎🇬🇧
I love your channel. You got it down. Unlike some feeds, you don't make me watch every single car in a 13,000' stacktrain. I grew up with the Rock Island, my grandfather was an REA agent. We had to meet the train EVERY afternoon, 365. Kinda got in my blood. The Rock is gone now and mostly bike trail. Where I live, it is an all UP show. Yellow as far as the eye can see.
You're the reason South Florida railfanning exists. You make a not so busy area train wise into an interesting place definitely on anyone's list of railfanning.
thanks for the videos.... it is great to see non WCs still working ...and some Geeps too! and as for those slugs!....I miss the old style... and it would be nice if CSX repainted one those Geeps in the old Seaboard Air lines paintjob as a tribute!
Nice Video! I got 2 Train meets on January 2nd in Batavia, NY And I also got K635 westbound tanker and it had KCS! Love it when you upload and have good narration! You are awesome with good train content. First Video of 2020 for you :). Wish you safe and good luck railfanning!
Distant Signal that would be fun watching trains with you in Western New York. I also know many good locations! I also know the frequencies on the area of New York I know.
Amtrak 91 passing through the closed Lakeland station sure had memories for me. I used to ride from Tampa, to Lakeland to go "Rail Junking" with a friend. We found numerous discarded artifacts, especially around the abandoned stations, and took them home. Dwarf Stands, switch stands, and other memorabilia from the days when operations were ongoing. Now it is a lot of what it was, "junk" in the way, collecting dust and rust. Just so much scrap iron. I did the same thing in St. Petersburg long before the Home Depot was build on 22nd Ave. N. This was the location for the CSX maintenance yard. Everything got serviced there. Wheel sets, bogies, just about everything to do with rolling stock. Now, also so much "Junk."
Hey Danny, I love your style and the narration for your videos. You do it in a way that I look forward to and search for your videos. I Love watching trains no matter how large or small. My extent of sighting trains was the phosphate and general traffic from Hardee County. I now reside in Sebring and get to view the Southbound Amtrakin the morning, and the Northbound in the evening. I get to watch these regulars from the renovated Sebring Depot. Thank you again for your production of videos. I have learned a lot from you and your descriptions.
I remember Plant City BEFORE it was all modernized with the moving of buildings, rearranging of tracks and the diamond and viewing platforms. It was just a good 'ol station and switch tower and you could explore the buildings and areas with no one to bother you. This is more of a Disney World Choo Choo station. I rode from Tampa to Lakeland almost every weekend when meeting a friend in Lakeland and we would go artifact collecting. You could find EVERYTHING!!! Switch stands, semaphores, dwarf signals and signs. All of which had been tossed in he ditches or high grass along the tracks and just there for the taking as it was just junk/scrap. After about 2 years of collecting, he had enough railroad "scrap" to assemble a museum, a well stocked museum. But, those days are over and gone.
A great way to start a Sunday morning seeing a new post from Danny. By pausing the video I picked up that the 8903 and 8909 were ST70AH's. That a new designation/loco to my knowledge.Thanks for all of your efforts Danny.
The beeping in the background is killing me. In the kitchen making waffles, coffee, eggs, toast and bacon. I keep hearing beep beep then I’m trying to figure out what device wants my attention... O’ it is the TV our home Diner playing your RU-vid video. :)
I love your videos and so does my 2 year old son, I have an 8 foot by 8 foot n-scale layout my son loves trains as much as I do, keep up the awesome videos.
Also the place that O738 dropped the centerbeam off at is called Cedar Creek, they’re behind Lowe’s just west (RR South) of the crossing at Recker Highway.
Awesome video thanks for sharing. I was a lucky man growing up and living 10 ft from a CSX railroad running through NC. Bostic yard was 2 miles from my house. Didn't take it for granted my parents still live there
DANNY I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU SOON ON THE HIGH IRON I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR INFORMATION AND THOUGHTS YOU SHARE THE BEST HOBBY IN THE WORLD I ENJOY YOUR TIME AND YOUR COMMENTS ON YOUR RAILROADING EXPERIENCE YOUR VIDEOS ARE TOP OF THE LINE. I ENJOY YOUR EFFORTS THANK YOU AGAIN JIM KAMMERER OF PHILADELPHIA PA BE SAFE AND CAREFUL DOWN IN FLORIDA KEEP ON DOING YOUR GREAT CATCHES. WE WHO ARE YOUR SUBSCRIBERS LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOUR VIDEOS. THANK YOU AGAIN. 👍👍👍👍🙂👌
Awesome video as always Danny! Love your genuine personality mixed in throughout the train action. Really makes the videos more personal and interesting!
Danny, you always make awesome videos. I've been watching for years. You've even got the perfect voice for narrating the content you produce which is quite rare. As a railroader, I miss the things out in the field I used to do. Dispatching trains is like playing chess, but sometimes I just wish I had a camera at the desk along the territory so I could watch my work. Technology is putting a damper on just how involved you can get anymore, but nonetheless I still enjoy it. Not many people can say they get paid to do what they love.
Thank you!! Yeah, I have to admit I do love this stuff. I would love to do a story with a dispatcher and have a second camera crew at the tracks to show both sides of what goes on. I guess I'll have to wait for that, though. I'm far more into the operational side of railroading that chasing locomotives and foreign engines. That's why I always try to include dispatcher conversations in my videos. Oh well, thanks again for your kinds comments.
@@distantsignal I wish I could make that happen as it would give a completely different perspective for railfans and interested parties alike. Making something like that happen would be a considerable challenge amid current corporate circumstances and this new coronavirus scare. Not to say luck couldn't be on our side at some point in the future, though.
I left Fort Lauderdale in 2001 and now collecting Florida retirement and 100 percent VA disability living in Oregon. I have to move back but not so far south.
Nice catches! I like the CSX EMD SD70ACe Tier-4 Locomotives, the CSX EMD Road Slug Units at 12:47, and the sounds of the grade crossing mechanical bells at 13:19! I also like the narration in this video! Really nice!
Hey Danny, a railfan from Wisconsin here. I was at a bar having a beer the other day and ran into a couple of workers from the Wisconsin & Southern Railroad. Ended up striking a conversation with them and in no time we were talking about your RU-vid channel. Small world keep up the good work
I was in Florida about 6 months ago and saw those six axle units doing light switching work. I was surprised to see that. Not exactly what they were built for, but still did the job. And as always, nice work!
Thank you so much for mentioning that there are hills in Florida. I'm a 50 year 1 1/2 inch scale live steamer, from Ft. Myers. I do get my 'chops busted' a little by live steamers from other areas, saying that all of our 1 1/2 inch scale tracks are 'flat' in Florida. Which they are not ! So, thanks again for the statement about and the video of, the 'hill' in the video.
Another great video; can't say enough about the "railroad explanations" you provide. Yes some of it I knew but almost always learn something new. And I enjoy watching the backups and switching operations. Happy New Year Danny and looking forward to more videos. Freezing rain in Canada today so no railfanning.
Were not getting much of a winter down here this year are we... just rain. Excellent vid, brand new big macs on local duties, 4400s, Geeps. Nice touch seeing subs out there too!
Amazing Video! Your videos have really inspired me and always make me happy when I watch them. I love how your videos don't just include videos of trains, but how you also explain many things about the railroading industry, from slug sets to railway signals. I sure have learned a lot from your videos!
I recently found your channel and am so glad I did! Your narration is awesome and informative which makes it both fun to watch and I learn something! I only have one railroad out in Rapid City, SD, Rapid City Pierre and Eastern so I love seeing the bigger trains and mainline and all that! Keep it going!
Thank you Danny so much for recognizing us, subscribers. I am in Missouri a long way from Florida, but do watch and love your video. I have been a train enthusiast for decades and do enjoy the technical side of your presentation. I will always be watching and thanks so much for your channel. I do appreciate it very much. Sincerest Regards,
I haven't been railfanning proper in about 2 years. Just haven't had the time and motivation. But I tell you what Danny, your videos make me want to set up a lawn chair next to a set of tracks and sit there for a week.
I have to agree. Have not found anybody else that explains things as well as you, Danny! I am originally from New Orleans and grew up with the Southern Railway and L&N, along with the Illinois Central and Southern Pacific. However learning about the Dark Territory along the CSX from Tallahassee to Jacksonville and all the main rail yards and junctions are fascinating!
Hey Danny love your videos presently live in Jesup Georgia right down the road from Waycross railroading has been in my family for a long time I grew up outside of Russell Kentucky at one time the largest railroad yard in the world with the C&O Russell Kentucky yard my grandfather was sitting under a steam engine they bombed Pearl Harbor I've always been fascinated with trains and my dreams came true when I was able to work in the C&O car shops in Raceland Kentucky for short time was laid off because of the economy in 08 but love your videos and watch every time you produce another video so keep up the good work friend it's so nice to know that somebody is so passionate and involved really love your videos
