Railfanning Folkston Part 1

[readytoparty100]

i not sure but i think the 1st train is Q453 and the 3rd train is Q652 and in the background that 4th was probably E092. Great video by the way.

[razrramonel4077]

Train meets are really cool to catch

[SFLRailFan]

Very cool video, Ben.

[elirosen1391]

These are some pretty un-synchronized gates

[Trainking922]

Neat cantelever on the right for the 1st train.

[bdwall99]

that second train sounded like bc rail

[Caltrain927]

Yeah that got to be one of CSX's best K5H's

[BigBoyO56]

Down my way you would see a lot of coalporter trains but mostly AC4400CW's and Dash8's and Dash9's pull them.

[trainman200818]

i went there before it's train heaven for railfanners

[railgeek404]

The viewing platform is a great idea, however they didn't account for the incredibly hot sun when designing. It's baking hot. You might want to wear sunscreen.

[TommyBNSF]

That cool sound the horn makes at 8:59-9:00 should be called, Nathan's Nightmare Horn.

[LocalRailfan]

Great Job! I went to Folkston for 5 hours and caught 8 trains. Its a good spot even on slow days. You caught really good mixed power. When I went I caught mostly GEVO sets but I also caught some SD70Mac's SD40-2 and other CSX units.

[larrylarski]

Great horn sounds!

[BNSFnick]

I am thinking about making a trip down to Folkston from Indiana, in what frame of time did these 5 trains come through. Say, like, 2 hours or so?

Thanks!

~Nick

Great video by the way! 5/5!

[Caltrain927]

These 5 came within one hour. About 1:30 PM.

[BNSFnick]

oh, ok, thank you!

[ChessieStorm]

Between 6-9 p.m. is when you can really get action.

I caught 9 trains in one hour one evening in August 2008 (between 8-9 p.m.). Needless to say I was rushing all over the place trying to get good shots.

[BigBoyO56]

Theres that CSX coal porter train at 6:43 that I all ways see.

[treytrey2946]

What is railfanning?

[dgmarklin]

Railfanning is the "art" of watching trains, chasing trains and living for trains. Most Railfans like to get many photos and videos of what they see.

[CSXAC4400CWno5112]

2nd train was Q613 out of waycross. again, great vid!

[NintendoGX159]

This is how I rank some Freight Railroad Companies.

1. Norfolk Southern

2. CSX

3. Union Pacific

4. BNSF

5. Burlington Northern

[BRYLON123456789]

I don't like CSX that much cause the signals do not ring the bells when the gates go up. That can be deadly for blind people.

[TrainiacProductions]

Oh, yes, of course. All of those blind drivers these days. As for pedestrians, that makes sense. But otherwise... really.

[DaCaptain924]

Woooo!!! Gotta love that K5HL on CSX #7580. :)

[Caltrain927]

7580 has a regular K5H.

[DaCaptain924]

Oops! You're right. lol K5HR (as in K5HR24) is what I was thinking, I guess. Sweet horn, though.

[KCSLines]

good Benny, nice catch on that meet, 5*****, and hope to be expecting more good videos like that!

[cobras84robinjd]

Great video.

I like the new intro by the way.

5 stars!

[bagwan]

Excellent vid!! I've never been to Folkston, but this past Sept, my wife and I were on vacation to GA/FL, and visited the civil war museum in Kennesaw (where the General is preserved). Just a few feet from the museum is a busy CSX line, that apparently goes from Atlanta to Chatanooga. It appears this would also be a great railfan spot.

Thanks again!

Mike from Maine

[marklester01]

it is,it's called the A&WP,but it's only busy at certain times,lol