Saturday Dash Up The S Line 0811

[RFVP100]

That HLCX trailing engine on Q453 is usually a rare engine you'll see in Hamlet along with CREX engines as well. I've been every Saturday of this year of 2012 and seen alot of them running espcially ex bnsf leaser power units

Harrison

[Brian4449]

Pinsly Railroad Company, based in Westfield, Massachusetts, is a holding company of these short line railroads: Arkansas Midland Railroad, Florida Central Railroad, Florida Midland Railroad, Florida Northern Railroad, and Pioneer Valley Railroad.

[HighIronofWisconsin]

Nice catches and colorful personalities (hobo and crews)

...W099 northbound lead motor CSX 8022 has a CLEAAAAAAHHH signal... :-D

Good work, Danny.

[RCKTBOY7]

Crap, well if he's coming to Mobile, then that means Swamp Dog is gonna pass thru my town first...

[airRail76]

Great Video! I was just on Google Earth the other night scouting the S-Line! I am planning on doing the same thing in Jan./Feb. Thanks for sharing! Rich Hill

[tartopfan]

OK now I have two questions first how tight are the curves on the Florida Northern & how much weight can they hold?

[distantsignal]

@tartopfan No idea. About as much as you see here, I guess. :-))

[tartopfan]

@distantsignal thanks for all of the info & great videos

[Landaux]

5:40, Why are the signals side by side like that? A first for me.

[anderberger]

i was able to see that same amtrak heritage loco in utah boy they sure get around

[fppd0804]

Another spectacular video. Thanks for all the hard work you do and sharing it with us.

[hoolg]

As always Danny, exceptional videography. Nicely done sir.

[FGLK1702]

Great stuff!

[1traintracker]

Another great video, Danny. Only you could get an interview of a real hobo lol!

[conrailforever1999]

8730 X conrail

[csxketh1]

Nice! Those HLCX leasers are getting more common again, with over 120 of them on the roster, now. There are also CEFX leasers, including the ex-Southern Pacific SD40M-2's. I caught three of them leading a train, with zero CSX-painted locomotives in sight. CSX has atleast 150 leasers in total, and I heard about another batch of them coming soon.

[SantaFe5811]

awesome work Danny!! I didn't even realise there were any stealth units left! great catch! can't wait to do my own railfanning in this part of the US in October!

[johnleemuyo]

Theirs a hobo in Winston Fla, He ran into me at Gay Rd RxR Crossing, He had some intresting things to say to...

[readytoparty100]

I like that 2nd locomotive on Q453-27. I never knew how cool that was and nice catch of N128 at starke station.

[DASCO2136]

Curious Danny, did you happen to look at the nose of the stealth C40-8? It could've been a YN1 C40-8

[trainsmaniac2009]

Nice catches!!! Can't wait to get down there and watch trains and hopefully run into you somewhere.

[WildwoodSubRailfan]

Great video, as always. VERY interesting to see that diamond already out at Baldwin, I guess CSX is going to proceed very quickly on upgrading the S-Line. Its a shame to see Baldwin in the state that it is in, with all the traffic moving over to the S-Line, is there any indication CSX will reactivate the yard?

[readytoparty100]

As a citizen of NC i was aware of Hurricane Irene and was in Hamlet as it hit the coast. Amtrak passenger service was cancelled for silver star service because of it. Great video

[SEABOARDSYSTEMfan]

Great job as always Danny. Unique footage in this one!

[troy12n]

Nice video Danny as always. RE: the second catch of the day, if memory serves me correctly, that was the "EPIC CONSIST", wasnt it! ;)

[distantsignal]

@troy12n Yeah. That's the now-famous "Epic" consist. :-))

Just like Evan Lofback said, it's all in what you're used to seeing.

First time I went to Callahan in 1995, I was blown away to see three B-36's pulling Q141 at 60 MPH around that curve. I had never seen railroading like that. Just 25 MPH Bone Valley Trains.

If something is new to you... it's new.

DH

[keonisan]

I saw that special genesis the other day and was surprised to see a different paintjob.

Those Florida Central's sure get around, do you happen to know how many of them Central has in operation?

[rufec12]

That was a great video, Danny! Cool interview of Swamp Dog! Fantastic video as always, I really enjoyed it!

[tartopfan]

4 questions #1 how many locomotives are still in the stealth paint? #2 Have you ever caught the Stark Switcher on film? #3 Why are they scrapping the ACL Flip Top hoppers instead of Upgrading them? #4 Why don't The Florida Northern buy some old Dash-7's, Dash-8's, or Dash-9's although I guess they didn't because of the track weight & radius of the curves. Finally nice Job on Amtrak 156 I never get to see Amtrak unless they are wrecked or transport I wish that they would use a cab car.

[distantsignal]

@tartopfan All very good questions.

1 - No idea. Not many though.

2 - Never have. Only have seen it parked there at the depot.

3 - Too expensive. Newer hoppers are better built with newer safety features.

4 - Right. Only 4-axle power will work on their old tracks with tight radii. Again too expensive to buy anything new.

[distantsignal]

@distantsignal Also, not as big a need for flip-tops anymore. Phosphate biz is only a fraction of what it was just ten years ago.

[tartopfan]

@distantsignal well there is a site called Sterling rail. Awesome site All types of suff for lease & for sale.

[mikebateman1]

Fantastic job once again Danny.....love the sound of the dynamics at the 6:30 mark.

[Genewrites]

great as always

[irishmanO1]

awesome video

[brickbuilder711]

Awesome footage, Danny! Some mutual catches in this one and I found the interview interesting.

[Southernrailfan10]

nice video

[cobras84robinjd]

Awesome footage of many different area's of Florida Danny! Loved the Tallahassee line shot as well. Keep them coming!

[distantsignal]

Wow!! He does, doesn't he?? I don't think it's him, though.

[CSXTrackside]

Great video Danny. The man on the coal train sounds like Biscuit.

[doug33020]

Great vid, Danny!

loved the Swamp Dog, and loved the So.Florida railfan reference!

BTW- where is the spot on the S-Line at 9:14? very nice shot!

[distantsignal]

@doug33020 That was actually on the Florida Northern at the NW 8th St crossing. Next to Evergreen Cemetery.

[doug33020]

@distantsignal

thank you. what a great spot. i have tried 4 times to catch them street-running, but never seem to be able to catch it.

have you caught that one?

[ogenmatic]

Good job, Danny! Great editing, commentary and voice.  Quite enjoyable.

[distantsignal]

I caught the 156 about two weeks ago. Can't remember which day. I guess the last time it was in Tampa.

[DASCO2136]

Out of curiousity, which dates did you catch Amtrak 156?

[Brian4449]

I say CSX should paint more engines in the stealth scheme.

[SFLRailFan]

Ken Ramp and I met Swamp Dog at Baldwin this past April while on our way to Folkston. We stopped at the Burger King on US-301 and he asked me for some change. I know it was him because he asked me when the next northbounder to Tallahassee was coming and that he was headed to Pensacola. I informed him that there weren't any. He had a dog and a few friends with him. Anyway, another great video, Danny.

[marklester01]

Great video ! This one had some very good information about the different areas. It was so sad to see that extra work train/death train, for a once common BV area site of red Ex-SCL,nee ACL red flip-top phosphate covered hoppers are now all gone it seems. I've watched a few videos that has the same consist and trains that were recorded by other railfans on here. It seems several shortline firms use the "family line" method,lol.

[bigB6flyer]

Great video as always. You should give 'SwampDog' a camera and you'd get some insider footage. That guy really knew the rails around there.

[CarNutandTrainNut2]

Nice "interview" with the Hobo........and your vids are awesome!!

[RANDY2045]

GOOD VIDEO

[skyman2002]

Awesome Footage Danny! One Has To Wonder If That Hobo Man Made His Train?