Thanks Jim! Glad you like it! There's something for everyone in Cali. From urban cityscapes and open meadows, to mountain passes and deserts. It's hard to get bored out here.

Thank you! Thanks for tuning in.

Thanks! I will continue posting as the year unfolds, you can be sure of that.

Indeed they do, thanks for tuning in Steve!

Thanks Sam! Winter snow videos stand as my most popular subject matter. I'm already looking forward to the 2017/2018 winter season.

Thanks Bernard! Same to you.

Thanks Grace. Glad you liked it.

Yes I would recommend visiting these spots when you get the chance.

Oh I will!!

Thanks Adam!

Thank you!

Ah, a common misconception. It's an icicle-breaker. It knocks low-hanging icicles off of tunnel roofs

Thanks!

aw man he dead lol

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You're welcome! I do miss BUGX 1322's horn.

Thank you! I always thought a video should sound as good as it looks. I invested in some good camera equipment and it pays off. Thanks for tuning in last year! As always I'll be bringing you (the youtube viewers) along with me on my rail related adventures for 2017.

what kind of camera (cameras) do you use?

@Trains N' Stuff: My primary camera is a Canon Vixia HF-G20, paired up with a Canon DM-100 external microphone. In some circumstances I'll opt not to use the microphone, in situations where it would take too long to set up, or I'll grab one of my Canon Rebel DSLRs. But my primary set-up is the G20 with the microphone.

Cool! I assume mics make it where the horn isn't distorted? I use a Canon SFX510HS (no mic) and I'm starting to use a Canon (Camcorder) Vixia HF R70.

Not exactly. While using the mic does give better sound on the horn, it's not the reason I bought one. The stock microphone in the camera can handle horn volume reasonably well. The reason I bought the mic was to cut down on wind noise, which it does an exceptional job at. In one of my recordings, it managed to filter out 15mph winds and capture the wind rustling through the leaves on nearby trees. It's a great investment.

Thanks!

Thanks Austin!

Thanks!

No problem!

Gracias.

If you're a railroad executive, or know one, then yeah you probably could ride. I filmed it at the Oakland Mole

Thanks! I edit with the youtube editor, though I'm looking to upgrade to a legit software soon.

Thanks. I'm adding more by the week

Excellent!! Looking forward. Thanks!!!

Not in particular. The good ones will get talked about on forums like Headsupnorcal, or TrainOrders. Other than that, it's all just hearing it from friends up the line.

Thanks Mark. Are you also a Sonoma County resident? I live along the NWP. It's fun to have a totally lively and colorful shortline in my area.

It's an icicle-breaker. It's purpose is to knock down low-hanging icicles from the tops of tunnels.

Ahh..... OK :-) Make sense. Thanks for the informations. Greetings from Stuttgart / Germany.

Thanks Jack. That was BNSF's Superbowl Special, some sleepers, most are chair cars.

I am currently using a software called Cyberlink Powerdirector.

For the most part, they did. As conductors and brakemen rode the cabooses, their job was to visually keep watch over the train and report what they were seeing to the engineer and fireman up front. What ended this practice was the development of the F.R.E.D (flashing rear end device). Not only does the FRED serve as the marker for the end of the train, but it has a computer that gathers data regarding the train's movement. That data is then fed electronically to the engineer at the head end, which means the conductor no longer needs to ride at the back, and can now sit up front with the engineer (this practice also phased out the official "fireman" position on diesel-powered trains.) Although the conditions necessitating cabooses no longer exist, many short-lines and switching jobs have re-purposed them to use as "shoving platforms," as they're easy to get on and off and have a catwalk for a conductor to stand on while riding point on a shove. The last train in the video, the flanger, also has a car on it that resembles a caboose, however it is not a caboose at all. It has a blade underneath it that pulls snow out from between the flanges of the rails and throws it off to the side. So basically, cabooses have in large part been re-purposed for switching and MoW related jobs. Hope that answers the question.

The Noble German 585 is an EMD GP38-2, former SP. The thing on the cab is an icicle-breaker, used for clearing ice buildup off of tunnel ceilings in the winter

AlwaysTrainsHD interesting

1. Most station platforms are long enough to accommodate such passenger trains. Believe it or not, there was a time in US history where passenger trains were longer than the ones running today. 2. Most mainlines are not in bad shape, not for our purposes anyway. In the US, railroads are privately owned enterprises. Only one railroad (Amtrak) receives government funding. So everything that the railroads do, they have to pay for out of pocket. That might be why the lines don't appear to be in as good a shape as those overseas. 3. I don't have very many videos of electrified trains simply because I live on the west coast. On the east coast, much of the railroad is electrified. The big cities and their power sources are close enough to each other that it makes sense to have that kind of set-up. Out on the west coast, power sources are so far apart that it's not economically feasible to have an electrified set-up. The Milwaukee Road (a railroad that no longer exists) experimented with a cross-country electrified line in the 30's/40's/50's, and was deemed a failure. By the 60's and 70's, the railroad was back to full diesel.