Never underestimate the power of an 80's station wagon.

I can imagine that Ashland probably has a "this town has gone 0 days without a car incident on the tracks" board.

What is worse than missing your train? Being filmed missing your train. What is even worse? Knowing that people all over the world (including here in the UK) watch you miss your train!

The ole family truckster made it!! Clark Griswold would be proud

"Dad, I think the station wagon needs a front end alignment. Did you hit a pothole?"

The guy driving that station wagon on the tracks in Ashland was just "breaking the vehicle in." Looks like that 4 wheeled tank is now good to go for the long haul. :)

I was in PA AND OHIO LAST WEEK AND THE LEAVES WERE PHENOMENAL!! TOTAL BEAUTY!!

Only an old school station wagon could do a u turn on railroad tracks. 😂😂😂😂

Here in England, we drive over level crossings. I never knew that railway crossings are such a great place to turn your car around. Personally I prefer to turn my car around on a more level surface. Have a nice weekend over there on the other side of the pond. :)

Thanks for showing the Agent Garbo bench. A very sad day in Tucson.

That old station wagon must have better ground clearance than more modern cars! (Even at that, wouldn't be surprised if he sustained some exhaust system or other underbody damage). I think the squirrel at the end found a "TRAIN NUT"! 🤓

Gotta love late 70s early 80s station wagons. Stay on the throttle and they will power through almost anything. Why they are a demolition derby favs.

@18:33 I like how he (or she) decides to go back in the direction they came from, as if to make it "look like" they meant to make that unorthodox "U turn" LOL "I meant to do that" :P

If the guy in Quincy went by “Lombardi time” he wouldn’t have missed his train 🙃 Cars these days IMO aren’t made like they were back then. One of those old school station wagons too in Ashland. Got off the tracks like a pro!

There was a good old American car in Ashland. A real car.

I agree, only a near vintage station wagon,built like a tank could pull off that c escape

Revelstoke Bear never disappoints...killer shot of the FT Madison woodpecker w/Amtrak across the river. Great channel.

My daughter is in the military. Every time I see military trains I miss her. Good to see stokey the bear and a fuzzy puppy that looks like yoda.

Yay for the 1986 or later GM woodie station wagon! FLOOR IT! Let the ballast fly!

Enjoyed seeing all of the wildlife in this grab bag! A bird (not sure which species. Starling?) at 0:55, the Revelstoke Bear at 1:16 and 2:48, a coyote at 7:00, some animal (skunk?) at 8:45, a woodpecker at 27:25, and a squirrel at 27:45

After a 3 month hospital stay, I am still recovering from COVID. But, I'm back and caught the aspect change @ Paradise, PA at the 11:09 mark. @19:14 in Ashland was a real delight. Those older model station wagons all had V6 engines and that driver just floored the accelerator. You don't see that in modern small / mid-size cars of today.

Man, that bear likes to take a leisurely stroll.

I’m surprised the Flagstaff Darwin isn’t in here - on foot, saw the Amtrak stopped, and crossed…only to realize a freight was coming fast. Guy got very speedy. Also, San Juan Capistrano, where the station announcer got *very* testy about people trying to board the Surfliner that was just going to sit in a siding. This is nacho train!

Love the Tucson memorial ❤

0:44 cool load on this intermodal train 5:23 Pittsburgh Service with a private car on Horseshoe Curve 6:42 the Wichita camera has had the most fires caught on it of all the VRF cameras 7:37 H2 SD60M with yard equipment attached to its roof 10:22 a whole bunch of new Run Rail containers! Anyone know anything about this company? 11:06 ACS64 running light, then waits for a Pittsburgh service to pass 12:36 one GEVO, four old open hoppers, and another GEVO facing the other way 12:50 double warbonnets 15:10 lots of wood poles 16:00 FRA inspections cars in Ft. Madison 16:36 nice to see Siemens Venture cars in Quincy 18:19 it's the Griswolds! Only they would still drive a wood-paneled station wagon like this! I'm glad they were able to get themselves free 20:44 BNSF OCS at night 21:15 5 CSX business cars on the rear of a freight train 21:35 two locomotives with Union pacific 14-car OCS 23:12 that looks like an ex-CP Rail SD40-2

18:20 oh look it's the Griswolds LOL 🤣

Wow. What an excellent Grab Bag! One of the all time best. Thank you for an excellent job.

I was watching the Ashland feed the other night when a lady made a turn onto the tracks and got stuck. As I was watching -- the thought went through my mind "I wonder if people driving their cars on the tracks is a regular thing in Ashland?" Welp, in the days since that event -- I found that it is a regular thing in Ashland.

Horseshoe curve is beautiful the Fall foliage is awesome

Thank you Virtual Railfan, For show for showing the very end of the video and that really melt my heart, My condolences to his family and friends and his DEA Special Forces Agent family and want to thank Michael G. Garbo for his service and he'll probably say... " Thank you for your support" They put their lives on the line doing that kind of work, and it was truly heartbreaking to see and read... Thank you Michael G. Garbo, you will never be forgotten and I truly mean that and now you can lay down and have your eternal rest and once again, Thank you for your service! 🙏🏻

A great grab bag, such a lovely mix, wildlife, nature, oh, and some trains! Keep up the great work.

""🐻🐻🐻 I'm glad to see that the train bear is doing well🐻🐻🐻 may he have a happy and healthy hibernation!🐻🐻🐻""

I see The Buddy Bear Family looking Good! That Station wagon took a beating but it slide on the tracks and got out of there! 😂😂

You totally cheered me up and made my day!

Just gotta end w/ a woodpecker railfanning, and a squirrel getting its pre-hibernation meal.

18:21; They just don't make'em that tough anymore!😉

And your camera catches that Fall foliage color perfectly beautifully

Clark Griswold in the family truckster. He’s jumping ramps in the desert, jumping tracks in Ashland.

Classy tribute to the fallen officer. RIP sir.

Greatest railfan channel EVER

Such a great Grab Bag! Thank you!

My dad had a station wagon when I was a pup. He stepped up to a van when I was a teen but he kept the wagon. I got to drive it a couple of times. They are meant to be family haulers but they have the same big powerful V8 under hood as the sedan or coupe version. If you punch it you better hang on tight.

Strasburg 475 steam loco just crashed this morning. We hope 475 will recover soon.

The wagon driver knew to keep on the gas

Nothing beats those old station wagons, +5 health if it has fake wood grain.

So did that guy think if someone on the train saw him running that the train would stop to let him on? lol... At least the Ashland driver had enough sense to keep momentum going to get off the tracks, but that poor classic station wagon sure did take some hard knocks in the process...

18:36 😂 handled that like a boss!!!

Can't expect any less on Halloween

Clark was trying to take the Family Truckster to Kings Dominion and took a wrong turn lol

LOVE those fall colors woooow!

Wow, the car managed to escape.

The panoramic of the Amtrak was beautiful.

Came for the Trains ..stayed for the wildlife !

Great Grab Bag 👍👍

the bird on the pole is thinking " dig me ".and that one boxcar did have STRANGE written on the side

At 1:10 is a nice close-up of a European Starling in fresh new plumage. Birders consider them "flying rats," but they're quite handsome in good light.

Love the memorial bench very touching.

Seeing that excavator at 11:26 really hits different after what happened to 475 today.

That bear loves that crossing. He crosses it a lot.

That was impressive for the station wagon not to get stuck on the tracks in Ashland.

They really need to put gates like they use in the UK that swing from protecting the rail to opening and blocking cars when a train is approaching at the crossing in Ashland.

The fire in Wichita was the Evergreen Pallet Recycling plant. Burned up some approximately 10 acres of pallets.

I feel sorry for the guy missing his train also COME ON ASHLAND u did so good for what a month and a half

I have a few of those 80's Caprice wagons...... in HO scale. Thank you, Rapido.

Did anyone else note that the bird on the pole at Deshler Diamond was sporting B & O colors?

26:37 I caught that Boeing train near Quenemo, KS while railfanning on the 27th. It went to Kansas City instead of going west from Newton.

It's been a while since I've seen a station wagon on the road. That guy drove it like it was his old SUV.

National Lampoon called and want's their station wagon back!

This is one of the best grab bags and I hope to see more really good grab bags this year and next year and happy 1st day of November to everyone

Cranking up oh yeah locomotives they give me chills oh heck yeah.

It was probably the Rapido Trains guys in the wagon, promoting their new line of HO scale Caprices.

I see the Griswold's made a visit to Ashland

Man that Chevy Caprice Estate was a monster! Love to see a Civic pull that off!

An old station wagon with posi-trac. I had one (1957 model). That thing would go anywhere.

Great camera work today!

a miracle the car is not stuck on the rails

That's one tough truck at 24:45. Wonder if it does shunting/switching as a side gig? ;)

At 25:46, hard to believe it's been over a year since that dreadful incident at the Amtrak Tucson Station. Rest in peace DEA agent Michael Garbo, and thank you for your service.

Imagine illegally abusing copyright laws over a steam locomotive 🗿

Fort Madison red-headed woodpecker!

Have they changed the mounting point for the La Plata station cam? It looks like it has a wider field of vision.

Hope that classic wagon was ok. that looks like a 79 or 80 Caprice Estate wagon

Thanks for highlighting the heritage freight cars, however rusted. Railfanning is not just about the locomotives.

Good day when there is a grab bag

Just have to knock the rust off those cars somehow.

Woa, Clark Griswold made a wrong turn!

Bet that exhaust system was yelling ouch

WOW!! ‘Like an action movie at ASHLAND! I guess a “NO LEFT TURN” sign would be pointless….

To date, with exception of ocean vessels, man has not seen better efficiency of cargo movement.

Nice Catch

I lived in Virginia for a few years not far from Ashland and it has had its share of news coverage.

Was that a fire in Witchita Kansas!?

Sometimes I miss the rail. Then I recall the derailment and collisions of tank cars and snap out of it.

Can't believe another car got on the tracks again!😲

1:22 That Bear Cub still keeps showing at that Crossing I hope he doesn't meet his Demise with a Train!

18:19 They don't make old station wagons like they used to! That one certainly had enough clearance and suspension to get itself out of trouble quickly! Might have been a souped up custom ride! 😊👍

Wow nice Good old bear 🐻

3:07 I walk alone these lonely streets. 12:41 Absolutely perfectly sized coal train for a first model railroad layout. 18:42 Now I've seen every type of U-turn out there... Yearly alignment and suspension checks done!

I seen that Ameren UCEX car going up the K Line in Elsberry, MO on Halloween night

16:50 same thing happened at the Selma Union Station in Selma, NC a while back except the guy was causing a scene and Selma PD had to be called, he missed Amtrak 90 and as the train was leaving, they had to stop again cause he climbed up in between the 2 outside Amfleet Coaches and was refusing to get down, he was yelling and cursing, even the enginner of the P42 had to get out and tell the guy to get down, he had drugs and a huge knife on him What an experience