HD: Cross Country Road Trip Railfanning in September 2016

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7 жыл бұрын

www.z-trains.com
The finale of Summer 2016 has arrived! After having some issues with my camera (hence the video being shorter than intended) I was finally able to take a break from classes and post this here to KZfaq, but it'll probably be my last video for a while as school is really ramping up again and I don't have a ton of extra time. Anyways, description time!
A few weeks ago my father and I set out on a 6 day road trip across the United States to get me to Michigan for school this semester. We explored a number of new areas, and we caught trains in 8 states (out of the 9 that we passed through); California, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan! Featured in this video are trains curving along the ex Denver and Rio Grande Western lines through Utah, including the spectacular Green River Desert and Soldier Summit, UP trains passing through Sherman Hill and western Nebraska along the Oregon Trail and the original transcontinental railroad, BNSF trains conquering incredible Crawford Hill in northwestern Nebraska, UP and CP trains along the Mississippi in eastern Iowa, and much, MUCH more!!! For more great photos and videos, visit www.z-trains.com, and be sure to check out the rest of my channel here on KZfaq!
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@bobbypaluga4346 7 жыл бұрын

I get carried away with the going's on forgetting to compliment the videographer, but that in itself might be the best compliment. Great footage excellent framing of incredible scenery and amazing trains.

@Raptorman0909 7 жыл бұрын

The shift change at Green River WY was pretty cool. And thanks for all the Utah scenes, I wish we had more traffic through the Gilluly Loops and through the Green River Utah area.

@bobbypaluga4346 7 жыл бұрын

The American West is filled with so many towns that wouldn't exist but for the railroads. Today you pass through many of them and see these buildings that are too large to sit in a very small town. At one time they were domiciles for workers who serviced the tracks, engineers and conductors, Fred Harvey stops with hotel rooms for visitors planning on exploring the wide open spaces to meet real "Injums" buying blankets and silver jewelry. Kingman, AZ Flagstaff, AZ, Green River WY and Green River Utah are some of those towns, maybe the best example still standing, I've seen, is Winslow, AZ with large structures built by the ATSF. Cheyanne, WY and Ogden, UT were railroad towns that grew other roots surviving as medium sized cities.

@moggie100th 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! That trip must have been a blast! Thanks for sharing!

@J.L.P 7 жыл бұрын

Great video ..... there's some great locations on view, keep them coming.

@dannygayler90 7 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly enjoyed that Zacary , great wok all round , Thank You !

@haroldsmuck3569 7 жыл бұрын

(from Canada) I am very impressed with the quality of this video, sharp clear images, thanks for sharing.

@bobbypaluga4346 7 жыл бұрын

Utah is a pretty amazing state, snow covered alpine peaks, the Wasatch range of the Rocky's, canyons and buttes, deserts, and crystal mountain streams. The place must have been a challenge for all the railroads, early on. I saw some old footage of a place called Soldier Summit, that had an amazing array of helper locomotives, coal trains even the California Zephyr waiting to be assisted up the long drive thru the pass. It seemed like a sizable operation so far away from populations. I wonder if they had domiciles for the workers or just a long commute. I didn't really see any significant highways they could have driven to work. I guess that's just the nature of a railroad, most of your work takes place where people are scarce.

@dieselbeema4255 7 жыл бұрын

Very good, I enjoyed. That road trip must have been good in its own right, too. Thank you for filming and for sharing.

@phildur 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, Zak, why not take the "Empire builder" once, between Michigan and Pacific coast. You would come back with a nice vidéo ? It's my only experience of US railways, and I do not regret it. It was a fantastic experience. Added after viewing it all : it's an amazing job ! Congrats. In less than two hours i just got a good trip through half of your country. It's a very nice view, Thanks for sharing

@mikesnow4936 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Zac you have improved from the early days...Keep on going!!

@TheIronweed-vx5lg 7 жыл бұрын

You're in my territory now! Nice job!

@Amtrak016 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Those were some nice places in terms of geography

@thebnsftracker1317 7 жыл бұрын

Nice video man! Great job!

@johnyostler553 4 жыл бұрын

love red leaves on trees at the 16min mark

@deguircecil7282 7 жыл бұрын

awright ! !!!!!!!

@Schranke1100 7 жыл бұрын

A very cool video

@willberestartingthischanne9984 3 жыл бұрын

Nice Video

@johnyostler553 4 жыл бұрын

love Santa fe at 7 mins

@Rothnorthon1 7 жыл бұрын

What's the unit number on the AH at 5:20

@Schranke1100 7 жыл бұрын

Hello RailfanJunction Please even more coal trains movies I love US coal trains many greetings from Germany

@cristianmoisesmartinezcarr2465 7 жыл бұрын

is in 2 hours in trains

@robertkerr3059 7 жыл бұрын

referencing frame 14:24 I was wondering if that spill is somewhat common occurrence?

@RailfanJunction 7 жыл бұрын

The cars there are dumping ballast for the mainline. They're Difco air side dumpcars that are designed to dump ballast like that for MOW work.

@jamesruff9064 7 жыл бұрын

RailfanJunction 3

@luifeldur6375 7 жыл бұрын

Hello friend you can make a video in Fostoria Ohio

@johncharleslee7986 7 жыл бұрын

what number is that on the Union Pacific at 5:21?

@weepair2 7 жыл бұрын

Honestly, who gives a fu@#

@lanyboualapha1578 2 жыл бұрын

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