When I was a kid in the 1940's, I lived in Roberts and went to school there which was just east of the tracks. I could hear the trains from my grandpas farm. I have loved them every since. thanks for the memories.

I don't think people got the true message of this video. It's about equality, justice, integrity and most of all: being yourself. The train isn't afraid of the past, and is bravely moving forward to the future. From this video, I learned how to really get my life "back on track". Thank you, Ervans Trains!

My 2 1/2 yr old made me watch this five times today. thanks. a lot.

I am a 65 yr. old female who never happened to run across a train video before. I loved it, takes me back to beging a child and hoping we would have to wait for a train on the racks on the way to town. At 720 the sound is good. Real trains 60 years ago sounded like the original sound.

Very good quality for a video that's 10 years old!

I was trying to get a shot like I had with the SP 4449 at Roberts crossing

Another super train video

Thank you, I was trying to get a shot like I had with the SP 4449 there.

my son enjoys watching each n every moment they r spectacular

Its an amazing video... starts silent with birds chirping in the background!.. then comes the drama... all settles down, and you can hear the birds chirping again... really amazing!

Thanks, I really like it. I just got a 16g SD card that's fast enought to do the best HD for a one hour an a half.

Great video, thanks for sharing!

Thanks, yes it goes by my place three or four times a day.

Who Just Remembers The Crappy Audio Version of This? Ah, I Can Just Hear It In My Head Cuz of All the Nostalgia

Awesome bells and horns, sounds great

Thanks, I love to hear that

My 21 month old son Ollie loves watching these.

good thing you caught that train on camera! I've never seen one before, they're soooo rare...

Lovely sound quality on the horn and track clicks. *****

Nice horn I like how the train waddles

Also, the second and third locomotives do say "Portland & Western". You can see it clearly at 0:43 and 0:44 if you pause it at the exact right moment. The first locomotive says "Willamette & Pacific" and you can see it best at around 0:35 to 0:38.

Those are some slick looking Geeps. I like how the crossing signals had both older mechanical and newer electronic bells, not something you see often.

Yay i found the video i watched when i was 8 and drove my parents nuts im 16 now

Thanks

Awesome!!!

Excellent video - 5*

Thanks mate

Thank you

excellent close up of crew great video

I counted 8 cars!

Thanks Bob, I'm still looking to find a steam engine in the future.

Either that, or just watching the train go by on your computer.

the train rocked alot

Excelente video y mejor sonido. Felicitaciones. Carlos desde Tucumán Argentina

Really nice shot!

Good, thanks for the comment

GREAT VIDEO!!!

Nice video. Short and sweet

Great Video, 5 *'s and a favorite!

It's 5 miles west of Salem,Oregon

@Sanderzwiep your right it does work fine in HD

great video. It just shows that just like trucks: without railroads, america stops. its important that transportaion is vital in keeping our economy rolling. Good job.

Just long enough.....love that wiggle action too!

great video i like the zoom in on the cab and whistle at the next crossing

well done.. good video..excellente! muy buenos! saludos.

@jediavatar You have to put the quality setting to 720 or 1080p, worked for me!

I love trains. Great video :P

Thanks for the comment

Thanks for your comment

@GeorgetownRailfan907 Nice Thanks

@ervans - apologies, I missed that annotation due to me auto-clicking them off of all videos :) Thanks a lot though.. excellent clips!

Another excellent video Ervan, and shot at a great location...5* Bob

This crossing will be known as “the 4449 crossing”

Because that's the power that stays with that train regardless of cars. They only had one running, rest were cut out.

Watch this video in HD sound is perfect. 720P sound perfect.

It seems like a lot of short line rails are wearing those same colors for example the TP&W Genesee and Wyoming CF&W just to name a few good catch on the train!!

click on the annotations in the video to get better sound

@badmannagla Yes you are right but 720p still works

birds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol awesome vids!!!

Cool, This is my favourite train! I dont like the other PWs, the newest are the best ;)

Who Else Remembers The Version of This Video With Really Glitchy Audio? (And We Had To Click The Link In The Description That Redirects Us To This Video So We Can Enjoy It)

@drloran01 YT changed its software. So now you have to watch it in HD

Awesome video! Total 5*****!

Nostalgia

I hope you're not talking about the W&P insignia on the front of the locomotive. That says Willamette & Pacific, you can see it in the video clear as day, thanks to the HD format. Still like the video, nice quality, great camera work.

@MrDenizen Just watch the same video with sound fixed by clicking on the annotation on the video

This could be the backing track to an 80s industrial song

that wuz coolzzz

wow i've never seen the train before...

Depends on the engine themselves. Like with the Dash 9 BNSF ones they can haul three times its own weight, each engine acts as a support the train main engine. Like they could control the train from the other engines if the main one fails.

just switch your quality to 720p or higher and it works fine

Thanks, did the the video audio sound right.

Oh, ok, I don't know much about reporting marks and their specific meanings. That sounds understandable where the mix up would happen for those who do know. I was only talking about the insignia's on the trains themselves as being P&W and W&P. That is an interesting bit of info, it's almost like a TV station's call letters, each one is different and individual to that station(or in this case, railroad company). I learned something today, thank you. (no sarcasm)

@acelakid94 Thanks sometimes it works fine

@liberfrog27 Sound and picture is great in HD

@Sanderzwiep YES YOU ARE RIGHT IF YOU PUT IT UP ON 720 OR 1080P IT WAS GREAT ..

yea audios perfect

i'm glad I don't live in america but in belgium because the horns of the trains would drive me crazy. in belgium we don't have that kind of trains and they never sound the horn at a railroad crossing.

nice vid, I like the way you catch two crossings. How's the HG20? I use the HG10.

I'm going to upload a new copy and put a annotation to it. Then you can click on the annotation and go to the new video

@1shaneyeo In all this time I did not notice that. Willamette Pacific

Your video was great. Screw the tools here that needs the bell clanging to get them thru to the car. Keep shooting. Hey deeps, you know where the sound knob is, mute the sound and set back and enjoy the popCorn and the view.

TRUE TRUE TRUE

This is a 'local' train that runs on jointed rails which are older type, so they have to go slower than most American trains that run on the main lines that run on welded rails...

after this sound, i must go to hospital

:) these are very tall and heavy containers! obviously they tilt...

When you look at it that way, it's a bit excessive, but sometimes the railways have strange rules for freight trains, and indeed most other trains. I think it's just a case of 'country codes' - in Australia it might only have to sound the horn once but they just have a different rule for it in Oregon. Over here in Scotland they don't have to do either unless there's a whistle post (which is very rare).

fantastic.5*

Well there are about ten Different engines that go by here

@liberfrog27 Watch in HD

I dont understand how someone can dislike these videos. Without trains we wouldnt have half the stuff we have today....

2. Work on gradually zooming in and out. You'll wait until the train is way to close in view, then shotgun your zoom out. You'll find that the video will flow better overall if you more gradually zoom out as the train is coming towards you. Again, you have some good stuff, but those two right there will go leaps and bounds in helping to make them even better. Cheers!

One thing about rail fanning.LOCATION LOCATIO LOCATION. You found a great fishing hole.

@ervans can you contact youtube to fix this issue?

the horn and lights are to warn people of how close the train is as peole will just jump the track not knowing how close it is, despite the lights.

i like this video. is the Willamette Pacific railroad based in Oregon?

muy buen video se nota que es americano que monstruos por dios preciosas saludos

they need three engines to haul that?

Good video, too bad my hearing aid is acting up

Love the US crossing lights and bells !, here's a video of the railway crossing lights from Ireland : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gqxmmdp0rOC6o5s.html