He knocked my camera over( do not try this) BNSF Z-train at 70 MPH!!!!!!!!

[ReptigloRand]

🚉🚄🚅🚃

[ERIKA6949]

I love the horns! I wish I lived a block away from train tracks!! 🚉😃

[400exNick]

He was haulin da mail!

[TheThomasSproduction]

0:56. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[crazytaxi1000]

what happened?

[TheZachoftheglen1]

This might seem as a pretty stupid question but im not from the usa im from the uk im just wondering why do trains in the usa keep letting off the horns all the time? in the uk trains hardly ever use their horns

[DenverGuy11111]

@TheZachoftheglen1 It's a federal law. Pretty annoying.

[DieselSmoke92]

Way to close! but great catch.

[mrttcbus]

next time put ur cmaera UNDER the train, yll get 100 likes, not 67. LOL

[TheZeke1974]

Thats too close for my comfort!

[LegoMovieMan44]

Don't try jumping on at 0:55...

[alexander1485]

shame we can only go 60 :(

[lotsoftrains123]

WILL EVERYBODY STOP HATING AND READ THE DAMN DESCRIPTION AND MAYBE YOU WILL GET A CLUE WHY HE WAS THAT CLOSE TO THE TRACKS.  idiots...

[CPRailRTC]

Way too close to the tracks. Dangerous and stupid.

[supersurfliner]

man, that thing was CRUISIN!

[rwk360]

Wonder what would happen if you stood in the crossing? Would there be blood and guts all over the place as the train slammed into your body? How long would it take a train at that speed to stop? I'm sure the engineer would be horrified if someone stood in the crossing and he blew the horn in desperation, and he couldn't stop in time. He would probably have nightmares for weeks. It's never a good idea to be right next to the tracks when a train is coming. You only have one life.

[ph11p3540]

I like to stand back at least 30' from the track when spotting or filming. A train hualing empty divided lumber cars would be the most dangerous to you if one of the load shackles was loose. It could ricochete of the rail bed sending projectile rocks or worse yet it you and kill you on impact. As for the tripod. I use a Joby Gorilla Pro. It can't get knocked over as it can hold a 10lb camera while lashed around a heavy pipe.

[pattysocal1]

WHOA!!!! 

[friscobob56]

1. You stood too close.

2. You turned your back to the train after the locomotives had passed, but with all of the cars still to follow.

Not only were you in danger of being hit by flying debris from the train & the vortex it created when it passed by, but with your back to it you could have been hit with something flying off the side & not knowing it. It was a good shot, but please, stand back a ways. Be safe around the tracks, & you'll be around longer.

[friscobob56]

1. You stood too close.

2. You turned your back to the train after the locomotives had passed, but with all of the cars still to follow.

Not only were you in danger of being hit by flying debris from the train & the cortex it created when it passed by, but with your back to it you could have been hit with something flying off the side & not knowing it. It was a good shot, but please, stand back a ways. Be safe around the tracks, & you'll be around longer.

[RCKTBOY7]

my dad puts me in some bad spots to when I'm filming and gets mad if I tell him I'm too close

[metraF40PH163]

This is the kind of stuff that gives us law following railfans a bad name with the crews & railroads. This is much too close to be to the tracks & it is tresspassing. Please keep your train watching safe & legal & don't ruin it for the rest of us who follow the rules. Thank you

[nsglc1985]

i already tried it it works if you hold ure tripod

[shooting4fun]

On one of my videos you can see the camera shaking!

[celica825]

This happened to me last week with a CN freight.... luckily it hit a fence and I ran up and had to hold my camera and my tripod for 2 minutes 2 meters away from a fast freight train......

[GeoMetroRulz]

FUCKING AWSOME!!!!!!!

[rvngexisntxjstce]

yeah that train was haulin ass dude. good thing some stupid kid didnt put a piece of metal on that track...youd be toast. well...swiss cheese, anyway

[iceman977th]

OH MY GOD!!!

IS THE CAMERA OKAY?! Lol. Nice vid.

[k750iL]

Haha i would tell my son the same thing.. Standing there to film gets you a good shot view of how fast the train is going but you need to dig to put the stand in a fit mode so the wind doesn't knock it down.

[ACLTony]

Wow! You can see the lead unit bouncing (or hunting) from 0:34-0:38. Nice action.

[wakaphwap]

you should of put your camera under the train (but tape it to the ground)

[UP5140SD70M]

Haha that crossing bell is waht fairfield iowa has

[up199519981982198319]

like they say a speeding intermodal causes weather of its own

[UP5853]

A little close, yes?

[pandaphil]

If only someone would invent a special camera lens that would let you stand farther away and ZOOM into the action.

[Soolinegp38]

sweet horn

[Locomotive450]

Dang. A freight sounds kinda wierd with a 70 MPH doppler effect. Cool video.

[sgtredbluered]

Love hi-speed and close.  Thanks for staying in the pocket!

[tombstoner79]

He should go slower when he sees someone has a camera!

[penguingeneral2]

Hmm, well I was thinking about this earlier. The Acela is alot more aerodynamic. So it probably doesn't cause the same amount of air to move as a box freight train, plus it's alot smaller.

[trainman200818]

that's why i'm afraid too get to close to trains

[ConrailForever]

I'll be sure to pull a close shot like this while in Mazon, IL this summer. Hopefully my tripod and camera won't get owned, though; My tripod has only ever been knocked over by wind twice, both times by Q390 in Berea, OH.

[TommyBNSF]

Wait you were in Mazon? Shoulda told me, I railfan there all the time.

[SD457500]

You should get a Vanguard Tracker Series tripod. That's what I use, and its very heavy duty and the wind of a train going by won't knock it over. Its about $175, but well worth it!

[skifool10]

David the Max is 70 and overspeed is set at 74

[slug96]

I know

[tmoney4023]

@slug96 Is that minneola kansas??????

[slug96]

@tmoney4023 nope...CP Minneola on the BNSF Needles Sub .California

[railroadradio]

Nice doppler effect on the horn as he blew past.

I bit too close for comfort.. Hope the camera's okay.

[slug96]

ya my camera is ok. just 2 day later. my camera and i fell in to the snow. my tri-pod was stinking up side down. my camera is fine.

[singwith]

haha, cool. yea, that happens when it is so windy or too close to the train. anyway, nice video.

[budharvesting]

thats CrAzY close to a Z. Even the gate has a wag. Perks.

[Espeelover]

hah cool

[railfan101]

Wow you're nuts just from doing that lol! Well now ya know!

Glenn.

[slug96]

I know

[elrodjones]

I gather ballast, stuff it in a rag, and hang it from the cross piece of my tripod. Works great.

[Amtrakdavis22]

Some speed he had going there.

[rafigonzalez]

wooooooooow

[beateherman]

No trains no pains.

happy holidays, Herm.

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

AH! it lasted a bit of time lol. I sure as hell wouldnt try it again! next time it could be worse

[slug96]

ya I knew it was a bad Idea.

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

lol! Dad - 0 Son - 1. Lol

[dutchtrainmanserie22]

Awesome video 5*****

[AGHRMatt]

I tried to take a shot like that and the train blew my camera over, too. Next time I try a shot like that I'm going to duct-tape the camera or tripod to something.

BTW guys, I know the kid who shot this and he wasn't as close as the camera implies.

[Trains232]

dude you are stupid to stand that close!

[slug96]

I ran away at the last min. that why I zoom out so fast the the camera

[trainkids]

This is why you shouldn't get to close to a fast moving freight, lol! Hope you had a great road trip Dave.

[slug96]

it was a great road trip!!!!!

[NS6677]

Is your image stablizier on?

[SUPERLUIGIGRIFFIN]

THAT`S TO BAD IS YOUR CAMERA OK?

[slug96]

ya just a day later I fell into snow with the camera. the camera was in the snow.LOL its fine now

[SUPERLUIGIGRIFFIN]

lol

[railfanalways]

I have put my camera pretty close and always wondered if it would stay standing up. Been lucky so far. Great video!!!

[slug96]

what I do is put rocks around the legs of the tri-pod so it can stay but I didnt have time to do so.