The line "This is Danny Harmon, out." is one of the best video ending statements on KZfaq.

I still think you have one of, if not the best rail fan sites on KZfaq. You tell the story, that is much better than perfectly framed trains mindlessly running past with zero reason why.

This is my home town. Fun fact my brother helped create the museum in the old train depot. They were going to tear it down and he went to a town meeting to allocate for them to restore it. He got put in the newspaper and they interviewed him on TV. He's one of the reasons the train depot is still there. Along with a lot of other people who helped.

4:43 that's gotta be one of the best houses ever made!

Between the trains and the barges, there is a lot of activity there. great railfan spot!

Danny, you never disappoint me or any railfan for that matter!

Bridge shots have long been one of my favorite things to pursue with railfanning. This place looks like heaven for a guy like me. Thanks for the video, Danny! Excellent as always

I agree. And the best part is, I live in Huntsville! I go there every now and then.

3:06 For google earth or maps fans, Danny is set up at 34°36'56.63" N 86°59'00.28" W

I got to spend an afternoon hanging out with the owners of that house. Great people!

Live across from the busy CSX yard here in Decatur.....Love every bit of it

I always seemed to get bored with busy mainline railroad videos. Then I finally ran across Danny Harmon's "Distant Signal". You definitely put the cherry on top for railfans. Thankyou for sharing with the upmost awesome narration I have ever heard!

I might be going to Porter/Chesterton, IN around Christmas. Would love to see you there since I won’t be in Florida until the summer! Keep up the great work!

Huh, I never heard of Decatur, Alabama. I might have to go there one day.

Some great Southern and L&N rail history at that spot. Thanks Danny

WOW! That house is in the PERFECT location for NS, CSX and river traffic!

Great story, Danny. And as always, your hi-def videos are my favorites.

Danny glad your enjoying your Alabama trip--ur having a GREAT time--Thanks

Thank you for another great railfan video! We need to see lots more, maybe 2or 3 a day!

Nice video! What a huge bridge

Glad to see you stopping through my neck of the woods! Enjoyed the video as always Danny, looking forward to the next one.

Great Video and informative as well. Fantastic work as usual. Love the overhead shot and bridge crossings !!!

Decatur is about 25 miles from here, where I entered the world. They just completed a restoration of that depot...it looks really nice.

Another excellent film and thanks again

I learn a lot from your videos, they are always well done. I love bridges so this was great for me, very nice!

I'm heading there in March for my spring trip. Thanks for the video Danny.

Awesome! Nice way to start a Saturday. Keep 'em coming! Hey to Liz.

Love the videos keep em going!!

Cool Danny. I've lived in Albertville, Guntersville and Scottsboro in years past, and I recognize this place. Lots of trains there.

Awesome video as usual thanks for sharing👍

That was an awesome video Danny. I really enjoyed it. Thanks 👍👍👍❤️

Another fantastic video Mr Danny. The bridge particularly amazed me, a first of a kind for me to see a vertical draw bridge.

I'll rent a room. Interesting area on the North side of the Tennessee River. While looking at the satellite view, you can see the single track splits on an island and you can see remains of some industrial services.

Great video, as usual, Danny. Sorry, but I've already got dibs on that house!!!!

O MY GOD!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!

Another great video good job thanks dan

awesome video. very cool. awesome catches.

Another great video!👍

This is a city I could live in as well. What a great video. You always do an amazing job. All the best to you and Liz this holiday season.

Worthwhile stuff, Andy sir. Excellent camera work ensures easy and pleasurable viewing.

Wonderful video!

Love your videos Danny.

Nice piece of work! Thanks

Excellent video!

Great video and voice Danny. I enjoyed it much..didn't know you were into trains. Thanks!

Nice video. Thanks.

Awesome video Danny!!!!☆☆☆☆☆

I'm definitely going to head up there from Birmingham soon. Thanks for the heads up on a good spot for watching. Next time you're there check out Big Bob Gibson's for some first class BBQ

Hey Danny I like your videos. Went here this summer got to see my first CSX "spirit of" unit here.

I remember being in Decatur Alabama at the depot

Great video Danny. The verticle lift draw bridge depicted in this video is similar to the draw bridge that spans the Displanes River in Joliet Illinois. The Joliet bridge was originally built for the Rock Island Line. It's used today by the Iowa Interstate RR.

This is where I live. It's so cool to see you make this video:)

That reminds me of the bridge that also crosses the Tennessee River in Chattanooga. It's NS's CNO&TP third district going north. There's a little park there with fishing docks and a walking/biking trail that goes back to downtown. Both northbound signals are visible if you walk down the trail a bit to where it goes under the bridge. It's a nice place to have a little picnic, if there's a table open. The Chickamauga Dam is right next to it all.

The Decatur and Huntsville area was an even bigger hotspot before the L&N and the seaboard abandoned the branchlines and secondary lines coming out of Tennessee.

One of my favorite hot spots. I try to make it down from Nashville a couple of times a year. Run through power is not unusual on both lines. NS regularly runs coal and intermodal traffic out of Memphis with pooled BNSF and Union Pacific power. CSX regularly runs unit ethanol, potash, and phosphate trains through Decatur with power pooled from just about every class one in the US and Canada. There is also a decent variety of standard cab power on locals for both railroads. CSX's Oakworth Yard is about two miles south of the Decatur depot and there is a public walking trail that runs along pretty much the entire length of the yard. Norfolk Southern's Decatur Yard is a couple of miles to the west of the depot and for the most part is not accessible from public property.

Come to Huntsville Alabama next! It’s right next door to Decatur with rich rail history

Good juice Danny! Thanks mate!!

FANTASTIC, Danny. My son and I have been there several times but only shoot still photos. Maybe we will see you there, as there are always a few rail fans in the area who hang out at that location.

I would love that house!!

Awesome video Danny -Austin

Great video

Your videos are awesome! I gave this video a thumbs up and I subscribed to your channel also. Happy railroading!!!

Wow! What a bridge!

Wonderful!

If you liked Decatur, you definitely need to check out downtown Birmingham! Right in the heart of downtown, there’s a 6 track lane that services BNSF, NS, and CSX.

Yeah that house would be awesome!

I was in a college student film, filmed at the depot. It was so fun.

Ok, that is cooll! I have family in Alabama, gonna have go there sometime....

Ah you're here again Danny, nice man, thanks!.

Just had a 13,600’ Q026 pass by. Great video! Some drone shots of the bridge would have been very nice. 😉

Best one ever!!!

Familiar area for me 40+ years ago. At that time, the bridge was a swing span where the silver spans are now. They replaced it with the lift drawbridge (late 1970's I think). The old swing span was a problem for river traffic since it was out of the main channel and narrower. Occasionally, barges hit the center pier. Glad to see the depot has been restored - I arrived and departed from it a few times in the 60's and 70's. Southern Railway ended passenger service here in 1968 and Amtrak dropped the Chicago-Florida "Floridian" in 1979.

Nice catch

I sure felt this was at home for me in the beginning of the video with that UP power leading (had I disregarded the introduction) because I along time the Union Pacific Martinez Subdivision in California. Every now and again, a good up to come roaring through Martinez at 30 MPH.

Great video as always Danny, if you ever make it to Northern NC or Southern VA give me a yell. I would love to show you some of the hot spots around here.

Well done Danny!

Thanks danny ill put that on my list.

I'm with you Mr.Danny. l'd love to own that house too!

I love railfanning in Decatur!

Hope you visit Stevenson, Alabama! You find great ns and csx action on the old nc&stl chattanooga sub!

Danny there is also a bottleneck across the Tennessee River at Bridgeport Alabama. It runs in a Smith s East and Chattanooga to Nashville CSX. Single lifts ban on the East End of the river crosses Long Island on the way west.

Come on the rest of the way West to Muscle Shoals! We have a great yard and tons of trains that go through both there and Sheffield!!

As always, love your videos. Glad to see you're are venturing further away from Florida to video rail traffic. If you make it to Montana I'll put you on some real hot spots to film mountain passes and tunnels with DPU's and three engine pushers.

Awesome video I live in Huntsville

The only drawback is the fact the river can and does flood. If they were to ever get a Harvey like we did.. However visiting, you bet! Thanks for the post.

A great place for railfans.....thanks

Great video Danny. If you ever come up north to Ohio, one place you have to check out is Berea Ohio

Thanks for your info today. To sit and watch trains stay on the move just makes time pass by. The bard traffic and trains look to have a race to get to port. To drop there loads and continue on. I could see how you would like live at the house Time goes by slowly and do so much. Later.

I'll defiantly have to add that lift bridge to my bucket list. Too bad I live in Washington State.

Railfan Andrew is a good railfan friend

I sat at that park many times and watched trains cross the bridge

Very nice video Sir !!! Subscribed to your channel, I am a rail enthusiast from India.

Looks like a nice place to do some photography too

The CSX coal train was a N013. I caught that train coming out of Birmingham on my return trip to Manchester.

Very cool video Danny ... Been neat if you could've got the drone up for aerial shots around there ... :o)

A great video. My wife and I will grab some BBQ from Big Bob Gibson's and park near the depot. There is a good parking spot there.

go to Tuscumbia Al alot more history to see

Nice video Danny :)

Quick question. How are you able to find the train numbers? Like the CSX Q 026? And how did you know where it was going?

Awesome