FUCK YOU HUNEYBUNNY05. We can't fucking wait till you move your sorry ass out of town either. Lowell is an awesome town. When I go to IU or Ball State, I'll miss the hell out of it!
This is Lowell, Indiana, just fyi cause i know there are other Lowells in other states. It is south of the Middle School by the factory that makes the car plastics (the big white factory that they put the star on during the holidays)
If a train is moving very fast, you will find yourself getting sucked toward it if you are too close. I believe this is related to the Bernoulli principle of fluid motion, but don't quote me on it!
Well I must not have been close enough, It felt like it was going to blow me over by the drag it was creating, but I am not sure if it wanted to just make me fall over on the ground or make me fall over toward that train! :O I WILL NOT get that close again!
The guy under me has the wrong train. Only the Hoosier State and The Cardinal stop in Dyer. That train was neither. The cars had no superliner logos on the cars.
Amtrak runs once daily from Chicago to Indy in each direction. So that train actually runs thru Lowell twice a day (at least M-F, not sure about weekends). I know this cuz I used to ride that train from Dyer to Chicago back when I lived in Lowell (unfortunately the train does not stop in Lowell, so Dyer to the north or Rensselaer to the south r the closest options).
ya... this one i did get way too close, my other ones i would say are about 12 - 15 feet away, i usually stand just behind the gate and just stick my arm out a little bit or lean, but no probs yet. Thanks for the heads up! :)
It's not 15 ft set in stone; it's more of a guideline. Most railroads will tell you to stay at least that far back because on average that's how far their ROW extends outwards. Just use common sense - for example, standing right next to a moving train is not very smart. It's dangerous and illegal (since you are technically trespassing). When you are reported, either rail police or local police will show up and ask for your ID, and will tell you to leave if you are on the RR's property.
Actually once i was near a switch track area with my friend and the rail police came but he didn't just tell us to leave, he wrote us up and gave us a Citation! :(
Not much freight on the old Monon anymore. Heck, you were lucky you saw what you did. Looks like they installed new signals as well. I remember when there were semaphores and then searchlight signals on the line. I think CSX runs a daily fright from Chicago to Greencastle and vice-versa. Not much else to see except the local.
Hi I wold have to agree with 2hobostjohn but i have some thing to add on. One wold be that u shold try to get more close up shots and the other wold have to be a pass by.
Thanks, we would, but where i live (not in lowell) we got a citation for being by the tracks away from the crossing :( but we will keep trying in Lowell! :) i do wish this train was longer, i expected a Friehgt n e ways! lol
oh lucky my grandma lives in lowell and i go back to see her every year and never have time to go railfanning there :C
MetraMan4141 6 months ago
What do you mean they hardly get any Amtraks? Its not like they switch around routes everyday. You either get an Amtrak train or you dont.
CSXKid5016 1 year ago
Wow, very close. your lucky you didnt get sucked into the train. Yes, it happens.
javol86 2 years ago
nice job to bad you didint put that camera on the tracks that would have been cool
amtrk128 3 years ago
little close dont you think. Luckily nothing hanging off that engine or cars. Be safe. still cool vid
amtrk128 3 years ago 3
FUCK YOU HUNEYBUNNY05. We can't fucking wait till you move your sorry ass out of town either. Lowell is an awesome town. When I go to IU or Ball State, I'll miss the hell out of it!
Lowellforever 4 years ago
hey i live there and i dont no where that track is?
cake43217 4 years ago
This is Lowell, Indiana, just fyi cause i know there are other Lowells in other states. It is south of the Middle School by the factory that makes the car plastics (the big white factory that they put the star on during the holidays)
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
yeah i live in indiana
cake43217 4 years ago
k, do you know what crossing I am talking about now?
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
yeah i think
cake43217 4 years ago
hah,
You guys are funny...
too close also...
ibuy4unow 4 years ago
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SuperDudeIsHere 4 years ago
uh no we don't
btw, you spelled weird wrong, so who are you calling retarded? ;) lol
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
@SuperDudeIsHere Oh Fu** you!
TheWaluigiking 9 months ago
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lowellbillies have nothing better to do in this suck ass town can't wait to move
huneybuney05 4 years ago
lol exactly
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
wow huneybuney02 we cant wait until you move your hater ass out of lowell and go to a wross shithole than your applevalley home!
cake43217 4 years ago
If a train is moving very fast, you will find yourself getting sucked toward it if you are too close. I believe this is related to the Bernoulli principle of fluid motion, but don't quote me on it!
decline2state 4 years ago
Well I must not have been close enough, It felt like it was going to blow me over by the drag it was creating, but I am not sure if it wanted to just make me fall over on the ground or make me fall over toward that train! :O I WILL NOT get that close again!
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
a train does not have enough mass, or surface area to cause you to be sucked onto the tracks
theloneminkus 4 years ago
Wow, this just tells you how bored we are in Lowell(abama) Indiana
JasonN2003 4 years ago
lol, exactly, nothing is out there! :) (getting to be a bigger town tho...)
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
You got a really cool shot up close here, nice work.
SF3751 4 years ago
Thanks, but that was a little to close for comfort! lol :)
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
Ya, next time I would try a tri-pod.
SF3751 4 years ago
The guy under me has the wrong train. Only the Hoosier State and The Cardinal stop in Dyer. That train was neither. The cars had no superliner logos on the cars.
amproductions1 4 years ago
Amtrak runs once daily from Chicago to Indy in each direction. So that train actually runs thru Lowell twice a day (at least M-F, not sure about weekends). I know this cuz I used to ride that train from Dyer to Chicago back when I lived in Lowell (unfortunately the train does not stop in Lowell, so Dyer to the north or Rensselaer to the south r the closest options).
mental63 4 years ago
ah, k thanks, btw, they are thinking of putting a station in Lowell (not sure where, pry where the old one was), just fyi! :)
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
15 ft away from the tracks is usually the rule. Any closer and the crews will likely report you.
wn676 4 years ago
ya... this one i did get way too close, my other ones i would say are about 12 - 15 feet away, i usually stand just behind the gate and just stick my arm out a little bit or lean, but no probs yet. Thanks for the heads up! :)
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
they report you if ur too close? Ive been way closer than that and never gotten in trouble
railmogul2 4 years ago
Hit or miss. Company policy requires them to report you, some do, some don't.
wn676 4 years ago
so does the 15ft rule apply to station platforms too? And what happens when they report you?
railmogul2 4 years ago
It's not 15 ft set in stone; it's more of a guideline. Most railroads will tell you to stay at least that far back because on average that's how far their ROW extends outwards. Just use common sense - for example, standing right next to a moving train is not very smart. It's dangerous and illegal (since you are technically trespassing). When you are reported, either rail police or local police will show up and ask for your ID, and will tell you to leave if you are on the RR's property.
wn676 4 years ago
Actually once i was near a switch track area with my friend and the rail police came but he didn't just tell us to leave, he wrote us up and gave us a Citation! :(
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
As for station platforms, just don't cross the yellow line, no one really should even have to tell you that.
wn676 4 years ago
well i just try to stay out of there way. thanks a lot :)
railmogul2 4 years ago
haha, oakly ave...and Globe, or whatever they call it now...
scott111278 4 years ago
what do u mean? lol u live near it?
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
Hi justin, its redhead in studyhall
JammingTheJelly 4 years ago
This is his friend. Justin said Hi! :)
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
who? nick
JammingTheJelly 4 years ago
Nah, i used to live out there till 7th grade, i was the one recording, justin was there wit me, used his cam.
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
Not much freight on the old Monon anymore. Heck, you were lucky you saw what you did. Looks like they installed new signals as well. I remember when there were semaphores and then searchlight signals on the line. I think CSX runs a daily fright from Chicago to Greencastle and vice-versa. Not much else to see except the local.
storrs19 4 years ago
Hi I wold have to agree with 2hobostjohn but i have some thing to add on. One wold be that u shold try to get more close up shots and the other wold have to be a pass by.
SonyBrandMan 4 years ago
Best video of a Amtrak flying past u. U need to try and get a close up of more trains but longer.
2hobostjohn 4 years ago
Thanks, we would, but where i live (not in lowell) we got a citation for being by the tracks away from the crossing :( but we will keep trying in Lowell! :) i do wish this train was longer, i expected a Friehgt n e ways! lol
linkinpark9812 4 years ago
not that good better luck next time
maxwell10206 4 years ago