MOST RUGGED Northwest Railroad! (4K) | Palouse Canyon Short Segment | March 30, 2024 

Spectacular footage Dan, thx for taking us along...

Another fantastic video Dan. Love the rugged looks of that area. Great shot of the falls too.

WOW!! A spectacular video with spectacular scenery. One of your best yet.

Very cool scenery, Dan. Thanks for bringing us along!

Wow! What a marvelous long continuous shot.

Wow! What a fantastic area! You do a great job of capturing some of the action in the Northwest. I always enjoy your photography and production values.

Really enjoying these cuts with your music, Thank you for doing these!

Thank you for letting me ride along ( magnificent terrain ). Again OUTSTANDING. Brewske

Excellent Footage. One of the many locations I plan to visit in the next few years!!!

Beautiful !!

Thank you for this video. I remember as a kid of 6 or 7 visiting a brother of my mom’s and his family in LaCrosse, Wa., I’m 71 now. I remembered a waterfall that look like it flow down into a hole. I knew we didn’t drive too far to see it. And seeing this video Palouse Falls was the one we saw. I looked it up and it is just a little over 45 minutes away from LaCrosse. It brought back great memories of my childhood.

Great scenic drone footage! Great coverage of the landscape and geography. Great background music. And great narration. Excellent! Ah-inspiring!

Beautiful footage, especially the waterfall and the train. Wish I could go there.

THE LEAD CPKC UNIT WITH THE NEW PAINT LIVERY IS VERY EYECATCHING! EXCELLENT VIDEO! THANKS L.

Fantastic scenery and great video quality, Dan. Thanks so much. Love to see the wonderful scenery of western Canada and USA, and drone footage just makes it so much more enjoyable. Cheers.

AMAZING !!I watch alot of Nick Zenter on youtube and from Washington .As a child traveling with my family to different Dam locations .I never have put two together and the history of the the great floods . And you have brilliantly put this all together . And in the Spring !! Thanks Man !

Stunning!

Magnificent, as usual. Great music, too.

About 8 years ago I‘ve missed the falls by some miles only, when I head from Spokane to Columbia River Gorge to see the trains. What a great place! Many thanks to let me know. Greetings from Germany.

fantastic track, Amazing scenery I like your videos Dan greetings from a german railfan we would say "einfach klasse" Jürgen

I really have no words for that dramatic landscape with all those tunnels and canyons in combination with my favorite railroad company CP 😍 Thanks for sharing these moments of landscape beauty and powerful machines. Subscription is done Dan - greetings from a great railroad enthusiast and stockholder from Germany. 🙂

We've got the Fraser and Thompson river canyons in BC which are breathtaking but the landscape through eastern Washington and Oregon is spectacular. Thanks for the stunning footage.

Great shot, incredible scenes.

Love that area, took many rides to Palouse Falls, wish I'd walked more of the railroad when I had the chance, it's a lot more interesting from the drone view though, on the ground the cut walls block most of the view.Thanks a lot for bringing back happy memories.

Magnificent !

Magnificent.

Your footage of Eastern Oregon and Washington is spectacular, I cannot imagine the laborious task of laying all those submerged track beds and tunnels, definitely a feat in engineering Thank you…..

Another awesome video. Great music that is very appropriate for the scene. And that actual train audio spliced in. Well done mate

Thank You for filming this rugged expanse of railroading . I did know this terrain existed. I’ve seen some clips of “the Milwaukee road” where it used to run. Spectacular as it is, I believe this is more rugged and imposes a greater challenge to build; and maintain

Greetings RFD! Thanks for posting all of these great videos! I just subscribed. Several decades back I used to shoot trains with my 35mm camera. Then I took a job as a conductor and later engineer, and lost most of my interest in trains. Checking out your video's has rekindled some of that interest now that I'm approaching retirement. I've always loved these big scenic shots with great light and elevation, and a drone seems to be the way to go. I couldn't imagine having this sort of technology available 30 years ago. The shots that I could have gotten......

Two thumbs up!! Amazing scenery, once again!

Well done Dan. Great shots.

Awesome video. Great. Thanks for doing what you do.

Great Video. Superb work.

Railfan Dan has the best train videos on the net. I have been watching his videos for a long time.Thank you Dan.

Was just at Palouse Falls yesterday, its an insane amount of planning and engineering that went into creating that line. Thanks for sharing.

Stunning drone footage. Very nicely done.

Awesome video Dan of a truly spectacular rugged country. Next to the OT, this is the best.

Wonderful video!

Awesome video!

Absolutely epic footage sir! 😮🤩🍿😎

I cannot imagine how they cut through all of that lava rock for that rail line. Must have taken years. You have so many great videos for us to enjoy.

I would comment more frequently on your videos, but, quite frankly, I have simply run out of adjectives to use. Another majestic offering here and also congrats on your business dealings with the UP. Why you don't have 50K subscribers is beyond me...thanks again for your efforts and keep up the superb work. 🤘

Wow! What a great show. I’ve lived in the NW all my life and never know about this stretch of rail. Thanks for posting.

Beautiful !!! Thanks Dan , Mike

Man I love the Ayer Sub just for its scenery. It has lots of opportunities for nice photos and videos. You took those opportunities because the footage is outstanding. Nice Work!

I never knew of this area. It looks like the moon's surface. Thank you for sharing...

Thank you again for a wonderful Travelogue video of your beautiful country. Never been to the States, but then again I have these to watch. Also a handy visual reference for anyone building a model U.S layout.

It reminds me of NS rathole here in the east thanks Dan can't wait for the full video

Amazing.

Wow just found your site. I live in Anthrax ca. Looking forward to more of your work.

Fantastic video Dan!

I grew up in Eastern Washington, and I mostly agree with you as far as the most rugged, although the Wind River Canyon in Wyoming is on my list of the top 10 also. BNSF Central Oregon has a spot there too. Awesome drone work.

Another fine video Dan. If you ever get further west, down the highway, you'll come to Lyle Washington. Then if you go north, go uphill for a few miles until you see Mt Hood and Mt. Adams. Worth the drive.

ALL your videos are good DAN, but this one is EPIC good. Better than going to the movies! Music is BEAUTIFUL also!!

Danke!

This landscape is simply unbelievable. The waterfall is majestic and I'm sure the tourists can enjoy it from the plateau. Looks like the line is in the middle of nowhere so not surprising it is difficult to film this section. Sensational aerial footage again Dan. I bet the crews loves to work in this area.

more than beautiful, stupendous

Great video well done

wow very nice great job

There are no many underrated and hidden rail lines in the North West that are extremely under appreciated and not covered enough like the Oregon trunk and the Palouse line, thank you for sharing this footage with the rail fanning community!

Fantastic footage of this awesome railroad with magnificent drone work. What makes me appreciate even more is that I have watched so many of Nick Zentner's RU-vid channel (even this morning) where he discusses the advances and retreats of past glaciations in this area as well as the Missoula floods which have so greatly influenced the geology of the area through which this rail line travels through the Large Igneous Province of the Columbia Lava Field formed over fifteen million years ago. I wish I had known all this knowledge when I was living and travelling throughout the US and Canada in the 80's because I certainly would have visited the scablands of this area. But as a 72 year old Dutch Australian living now back in Australia I can appreciate both hobbies of combining rail fanning and geology. Your videos add to that. Thank you. Cheers from the Train Lord in South Australia.

The video makes me want to know the story of who built this section, and what the conditions were like. Love the video Dan!

Ok Dan. I was prepared to give you a run for your money. I am partial to the Deschutes river canyon and it's beauty and ruggedness. But when you shot the video with the CP train going through the tunnels at the end, I have to admit, that area is better in terms of ruggedness. You win this time. By the way, amazing work with the drone. I looked at google maps and this is a remote area. You did fantastic in scouting out areas to film from.

It’s amazing as far as the eye can see just nothing. I would hate to get lost out there. Beautiful drone footage.

Everything looks good in my opinion.

I’m wondering what the surveyors thought first time they saw this. Sure is scenic Dan ❤️👍😃

I would agree with you on the rugged nature. Being an easterner and retired from Southern Rwy. & CSX, though, I'll claim the Clinchfield as my most rugged.

Magnificent shots of some of the most rugged and uninhabitable terrain in the PNW. Great work.

Simply unbelievable to building railway in such a rough territory.

I can't disagree with you there, incredible scenery along with your video work

Wow!!!!

I have read about the strenous hike to get photos from along the t racks. Your dr one emphasiozes the ruogh,tough landscape. And hotterr ,dryer in summer than Arizona.

Wow what a Great video....i Marvel at that Railroad....and i cant help but Wonder at the Geological History of the Land....it Looks almost like a cataclysmic Flood has carved threw there

That CPKC freight, sure is a nice change of pace. I just saw a newer documentary on the old Milwaukee Road/Pacific Coast Extention, not sure if it would rate with the ruggedness of this rail line. You'd have to go up to Canada to find a more rugged line, I'd suppose? Or if there's a line going through the Copper Canyon in Mexico? Thanks, Dan. Ready for an Oregon, California and Eastern R.R. overview when there's time. 🤙😊

I think a close follow up with this line in terms of remoteness would be a section of the La Grande Sub that runs through meacham canyon in the blue mountains.

Großes Eisenbahnkino👍👍

I noticed the Mfg tag “Detroit” but couldn’t make out the company name, Not one of 3 I’ve seen before. Great job

I have no idea how you accessed some of these areas but thanks for sharing. Watching this I could only think of 2 things: How difficult it was to build this railroad and how difficult it would be if a train had a problem and the conductor would have to walk the train.

The contrast between the forces of nature and human engineering is striking!

Great video again thank you. You ever film a loram rail grinder at night with your drone ?😅 just a wild idea, thanks for all the great action

That is truly amazing! (Are there any passenger trains that take that route through there?) I'd like to know more about your drone usage as well ..... where you are and how you are able to control that drone over such a long, rugged area for such an extended time to get those gorgeous videos. I just now subscribed! PS. I've been into radio control airplane hobby for more than 25 years now.

This portion of the Union Pacific's Ayr Subdivision is magnificent, Dan! The cuts and the tunnels in the bluffs are marvels of engineering. The portion of the video with the train passing the Palouse Falls was breath taking. Your drone provided a wonderful view of both the train and the Palouse Falls. What railroad built this portion of the Union Pacific? I cannot find any information on the railroad that built this line. Even AI cannot help me. AI tells me to contact the Union Pacific Historical Society or local historical societies.

Muito show..

I'm a true fan of your videos. The videography and the flying is top notch. I'm a subscriber, and I never miss one of your videos. With that said, I have to ask... did you obtain a "remote controlled aircraft permit" from the Washington state parks department before your flight? I've been to Palouse Falls several times and would LOVE to fly my drone there, but the requirement to apply for a permit two months before the flight and to provide proof of $1,000,000 of general liability insurance make it impractical for most drone pilots to comply. It is clear from the video that your drone was operating within the park boundaries... and if you didn't have a permit, the video is all they would need to charge you with violating Washington state drone use laws. Please don't get me wrong, Dan, I'm not trying to be a thorn in your side... I'm trying to warn you that flying above Washington state parks can put you in legal jeopardy. I don't want you to get in trouble!

Stunning imagery! Btw, are you using ND filters on you're drone?

Wow, that is some great footage. How active is that line?

Another dynamite production Dan. A few questions for you, are you using the DJI Enterprise batteries? What are you using as a monitor while shooting, a tablet? Any suggestions for a 12v MAVIC II battery charger for use in the car?

This is great. Gotta know: what’s the drone?

How many think of the effort, the man-hours, the planning and execution of that segment of railroad through such rugged challenging country? They must have used at least some explosive materials to open cuts and tunnel through rock formations. I sense from the comments (though not the channel-master) that reflecting upon our ancestors and their dedication is "old hat" and only my gray haired crowd think about it these days. Hope I'm wrong on that. BTW, was Union Pacific the original road on this segment of railroad?

That is rugged country all rite and by July the rabbits and rattlers carry water bottles. What year did this sub go in I think it was pretty early they abandoned a lot of the older track for a better grade as time went on. I have ben watching Nick Zentner he is a geology teacher with a utube channel on the area of eastern Washington rugged. I would not even won't to think about being on the rail gang when that went in. Thank you for your time. Paul

How far was this chase with the drone?

I do not know anything about working with drones, but suspect a lot of experience is required. I also wonder how much it would cost you if you lost a drone out there?

The Kettle Valley Railroad but sadly it is abondend by the CP.

It looks like the scab lands. With a railroad through it. Fantastic video again!

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Get outta here Dan. A train snaking through this rugged territory is second to none.

Turning off the sound makes the video decent, but Dan really needs some public speaking training.