BNSF 8282 East ("Warbonnet") on 2-9-2011

A BNSF EMD SD75I leads the St. Paul to Chicago train around the curve between Lee and Shabbona, Illinois. Train length was about 2,800 feet.

Newly minted BNSF conductor, Joe LeMay, ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/8245761@N07/ ) is aboard this train while qualifying on the territory.

The train slows as it had a "headlight" meet with a westbound stack train at Shabbona.

It was a toasty 7 degrees outside. I got chased away from the spot after the video as a huge county plow came by. There was no way he could get by me on the narrow road. So I had to leave my cameras behind, jump into the car and skid down the road to pull into a farm house driveway to let him clear.

(Anyone else seeing a slight "jerkiness" or hesitation in the playback? I think Adobe Flash was updated recently. And I'm using a slightly different encoder than in the past. So I'm trying to get some feedback. Same video over at flickr plays fine.)

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• rail
• train
• railroad
• railfan
• winter
• snow
• Illinois
• Canon
• HF S200
• HF S100
• 720p
• HD
• Sony Vegas Studio

[trainfanatic1100]

what do you refer to when you say 'warbonnet'? is that the paint scheme?

[basicbill1]

@trainfanatic1100 Hi. Yes, the red and white paint scheme is sometimes referred to as "Warbonnet."

Bill

[modemeyes]

That train wasn't hanging around as it hit that curve. Great stuff Bill.....Mike

[basicbill1]

@modemeyes Yep. I heard that this train did not have to stop once after it left Lacrose that morning. Thanks for watching.

Bill

[MP36er]

My minute and a half of fame!

[basicbill1]

@MP36er Heh. I'll get more no doubt.

Bill

[basicbill1]

@HighIronofWisconsin Hi and thanks. I sync the cameras by bringing them together after a train runs by and before stopping them. I then clap so that the sound spike will be visible on my video editor. I line up each sound clip spike which syncs the video.

Bill

[HighIronofWisconsin]

Nice, Bill! Love the wind turbines at the beginning. ? for you. Do you sync the timecode on your cameras, or do you edit them together visually?

[basicbill1]

@Railhead1956 Thank you.

Bill

[Railhead1956]

Nice video