why did i make this oh and no i'm not a high school dropout stay in school kids

i can't unsee the fact 1458 has a ":3" face.

My five stages of railfanning: 1) Go on bike rides near railroads, begin to watch trains 2) Bring plane spotting camera on next bike ride, take pictures of trains 3) Quit plane spotting 4) During free time, research local spots to see trains to get unique shots 5) Ride commuter rail or Amtrak to different towns to see different trains. So far I'm having fun and probably won't "quit" anytime soon. I'm also still in college.

Stage 6, get the cops called on you by supposedly “fIlMiNg PriVate ProPerty” by some karen

Bro this is actually so accurate. Literally it all started out as me looking at trains. Then filming them. Then posting them to KZfaq. Then quitting. And now I have recently regained the passion for railfanning

"Not even accurate" this exact story happened to me, i got into railfanning i was in the fanbase for a while then i left the fanbase for cars, rejoined less than a year later and now im uploading my own content,

Once I get my driver’s license, I’ll fan the rails like a fan on the rails!

You forgot stage 6, getting absolutely hooked on railfanning again and trying to find friends that are also railfans again after being out of the community for years, while other aspects of your life suffer you are just trying to chase that initial high again by going out like every weekend lol In all seriousness this is way too accurate and this is some top tier content, I've been railfanning for over a decade now and your channel is super unique in terms of presentation, I hope for nothing but the best for you moving forward. Your content honestly makes my day sometimes :) Still Merry Christmas and here's to 2024 hopefully being a good year for railfans lol

That list pretty much sums up my journey: Stage 1: been into trains since I was little. Stage 2: and Stage 3, which happened at the same time: used a phone to record and upload it to youtube and although I didn't become a foamer, I do like to be quiet when filming. Stage 4: although it looks like I'm quitting, I'm not. I haven't gotten to go out as much because of busy schedules and personal life. Also, the railfan spots I usually go to, I can't access that anymore. Stage 5: Haven't made it that far lol

I saw my second heritage unit 2 days after my first (Lehigh Valley). I wasn't expecting it and my inner foamer was activated. (I began screaming like hell)

I only really started in the hobby because of inspiration from many Railfan channels I view, not to mention I was already 19 when I started and I regret not going sooner. At one point early on I was really considering to just give up because nothing was passing by, but I later got over it and continued.(really, I’ve actually cried out of frustration of no trains of any kind passing through) Shortly after continuing I encountered my first special unit. Most of my life I wasn’t even familiar with the whole Railfan thing and naturally got into trains thanks to TTTE, and binge watched several classic videos on YT at the time. As the years went by I kinda lost interest and began focusing on other things, in recent years I would go back to it. I have no care for money and have no plans to monetize in the future, all of my Railfan vids are for plain old fun.

"five stages of grief- I mean uh Railfanning" Bro knew what he was doing 💀💀💀

3:02 we get tons of ex csx dash 8’s

I have been casually watching and observing trains since i was a kid but only started filming and photographing trains a few years ago, as trains became duller and duller i began taking more and more pictures instead of just watching as i think it adds to the fun and photography/filmography is something really fun to do on its own. 10 years ago, i really went out for trains because i found interest in it, but as of now, i go mostly because of the interest in photographing them rather than in seeing actual trains... How long until i reach stage IV? I guess when i will run out of shots and ideas hahaha Merry christmas and happy holidays!

like how bro used basically all his gevo clips for stage 4, very accurate

This is so accurate for me only 1. I could never walk to find trains, that’s miles away 2. I wasn’t in highschool, I was 5 And 3…wait, there’s nothing else

So relatable! (I started liking trains because I rode a Class 380 or 320/318 pretty much daily)

I’ve always had a fascination with railways since I was like 5 or 6, but only around a year ago I started filming train and posting them, before that I did some train spotting (British version of railfanning), no pictures most of the time, just watching the stuff go by, like my 2nd proper train spotting video ended up being the best performing video of mine, how? I don’t have a clue, but I did enjoy uploading and trainspotting quite a bit so I just continued, and now I’m at a point where I think I’ve done well for myself with this whole thing, and I’m probably gonna continue for a while

Almost perfect!! I never quit railfanning though (but it's early and I'm old, so who knows). This was the video that got me subbed :)

I started out sitting by the tracks when I was a kid, then got a camera for Christmas. I started filming in 2012 (at least that's my oldest surviving videos) and gradually progressed. My channel name is just my name. 100 percent agree about the most boring stuff getting lots of views, P42s get lots of views on my shorts while unrebuilt SD40-2s and even HUs are ignored. The only times I quit was when I couldn't physically railfan (injuries, car trouble, etc.). Anyway, great video as always.

Heck yeah buddy another awesome video! I will never quit unless I get extremely bored lol. I’m glad I got my KZfaq name the way it is now, it’s unique and not a common name like productions or something lol. Just my favorite railroad and my first name. The crazy thing is the only reason I tried KZfaq was because I had no internet at my house and was super bored.

BNSF 1458: " Time to start posting on KZfaq! You come up with a really unique and original name...." Me: ".........Yeah, I got nothing, sorry, but at least I caught some cool trains!"

My first phase was that my dad got me into the hobby. He also told me later on that I shouldn't be complaining about the same GEVO's or unit trains since all he saw back then were just the same EMD's or box car consists.

I've been through all 5 stages several times LMAO!!! Too Good George, keep making these videos, they are the BEST!!! Merry Christmas!!! OMK

I just started railfanning “full time” in 2019 but before that I would just get happy no matter what train it was and not even care how rare the thing was (I saw a H2 MAC Leader in 2016 and thought it was just regular power) I didn’t get any type of camera until 2018 when I finally started going just to the UP Omaha sub to see what was running.

You got us with those stock train channel names🤣🤣

2:46 OH MY GOD IM GONNA TEAR UP you don't realize how much nostalgia this song brings to me. in 2016 i uploaded my very first youtube video, and it had this song.

2:30 for me i got 600 views from a KCS unit on a BNSF train, and you couldn't even see the locomotives to this day idk how

Im honestly happy when I see any train with any type of power. Merry christmas dude!

You know a KZfaqr managed to save the locomotive that became the mascot of his channel. Maybe the same can happen here :)

I am currently in stage 5. Partially due to my recent interest into Model Railroading, but my connections through TVMRi have pretty much lead me to stage 5.

ErM aCtUaLlY iM a YoUtUbEr AnD iM iN sChOoL

Hey dude Merry Christmas I wish you and your family Peace Love blessings joy and happiness if you want to have my Christmas wishes is for all this nonsense to stop in the world where we can all just get along and love each other and for the Lord Jesus to come back and fix this Merry Christmas and God bless you Kia uploading these awesome videos

Oh like I named my self Pasco Rail Productions named after Pasco Washington. Im a stage 3 railfan

Don’t forget the stage where you learn to hate the community and railfan by yourself.

I'd say I got to the first step, third step and then the second step. Lolll

I live here in England, it’s great for train spotting and all other things, it’s not like America where all you see is diesels we see diesels, steamers and rarely electrics we also have tons of museums about the railway.

What about the stage where you start watching railfan youtube videos, think to yourself "hey, this is kinda cool, I might wanna get into this" and then by a stroke of pure luck you start a new job and it surprisingly involves working ON the rails and getting real up close and personal with the trains?

i feel called out, thank you

Aw man, I’ve gotten called out again lol.

In all honesty, this is exactly how it went for me 😂

I have been through all five Stages I have no footage of me Railfanning when I was in Louisiana

Why not do a video on the real life polar express? Catch a locomotive with lights? Something like that for a special.

People compare me to Peter Dinklage when it comes to "watching trains"

Yay! I’m at stage 3 right now!

Mine started off bike riding. There's a levee with a paved bike path parallel along some double tracks where I live and they move slow through there. Its fun to coast along side the engines if they arent going too fast. There's some houses next to the levee with the tracks and they're practically _under_ the trains when they go by and I've always wanted to ask one of those people what their property value was considering a train could crush them and everything inside if one derailed LoL

Absolutely accurate... except for my channel being named after a relatively obscure fictional character 🤣

As someone who lives right on a cpkc mainline, it's right in front of my house, I was railfanning since I was able to walk.

Another great video really enjoy the breakdown of stages lol never thought of it before what stage you are. I just do it for fun and enjoy the trains I see. Have a great day and enjoy trains 😎🚂🫵 Merry Christmas 🎄

The KZfaqr name thing is actually spot on

Interesting i seem to have skiped stage 2 and moved straight to 3 and haven't been able to move forward, i see this as a win

Why is this kinda accurate

🤣🤣🤣 love it, Merry Christmas

1:59 Feels like I never caught on to this trend, luckily

Also can we get the Roblox train developer in the types of railfans series, I'm a hybrid of a Railfan and Roblox trains creator.

Hey, I’m not from the area, and I’m not sure if your aware, but UP 1988 leads MCBIT. Hope you’ll be able to catch it!

Who loves watching this man’s videos and a locomotive is sitting in the middle of the screen talking to you and it gets bigger and smaller while it’s talking to you

I’m usually a causal railfanner

YEAH WE GOT ANOTHA ONE!!!

I watched Thomas when I’m 2 years old stays the same for about a few years like actual Lotus he likes Thomas and is old enough to appreciate the more mature elements now

I have a question. What would happen if you say, instead of just being someone who likes trains, you actually want to participate in the industry? I am taking Railroad training courses, and I plan on working for the railroad (most likely a local Class 3).

bruh my first railfan video wasnt even a real train and it got 7k views in like a week 💀, it was literally a virtual amtrak acela

Can't stop won't stop

I’m basically a level one railfan tbh

This is accurate! Great Job! 👍

Nice! Great video

Is there a type of railfan that loves train so much they want to work for their favorite railroad company or is that just me?

I can rarely see trains because their isn't a lots of tracks in my area so im excited even when i see a gevo

I actually started at casual railfanning, bypassed stage 2, and went straight to stage 3.

I've not quit my job to railfan. I have two jobs. I work at a restaurant and a college cafeteria, and I love my jobs. I've graduated from highschool (home school) and I'm planning to get my MBA.

I started out railfanning because I had nothing better to do, kept doing it and didn't quit

Pretty accurate man 😂

Merry christmas BNSF 1458 i hope you have a wonderful new year

The 1K views out of nowhere moment usually happens when there’s an Amtrak video posted I’ve noticed. (One day you’ll see the pathetic government local train)

Oh yeah. Definitely guilty of the naming

You forgot stage 6 Missing another SF Warbonnet Twice And im in Ohio

2:38 as a KZfaqr myself this is accurate

This is to true ❤❤❤❤❤❤😂

It’s 4:30 AM on my birthday when I’m watching this, thanks for another awesome release 1458!

I went from stage 1 straight to stage 3 and now I’m gonna stay at stage 3

2:13 I'll admit, for the first few months of my channel, it was named Burlington Northern 325. 😂

Do you like the 747 @bnsf 1458

For Christmas im getting some action figures

One video i make got 1.3k views, is was a damn abandonded 1950s passenger var that was stuck in a field

This is So True For me

❤amazing

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Then there are the history nerd rail-fans; the type of fan that gets overly excited seeing some rails on the ground that had been there for 160+ years.

I started because I was a Thomas the Tank Engine fan when I was younger and got to ride the Thomas train (which sadly doesn’t exist anymore in my area). I also got into model trains and then from there it went to… what if I go see this stuff in person, which was hard because I wasn’t old enough to drive, but I eventually went to college which had a rail line that ran along the backside of the college and got myself a scanner that my dad used for police/fire back in the 90’s and was able to listen for when they were coming. I wasn’t going to put my videos up on KZfaq, but decided to so that I have a place to put all my videos while saving storage space. And that is pretty much where I sit now. Just casually going out to see trains at least once a day. Merry Christmas everyone

Lovely

My life is layed out right here

I'm quite lucky my State is known to have a lot of unique locomotives, From Cotton Belt to Warbonnets to Fakebonnets. We even get Heritage units such at 3023 and 8952, I started at the age of 2 Railfanning lmao and tbh idk what stage id classify myself as but one of things i have lucky to my Subdivision is no Foamers which idk if i should be really happy or not about it since my Subdivision yet gets so much rare and unique power is less railfanned than say the Scenic with its Cascade Tunnel or the Seattle because of the VRF Cam. At least i know theres people who railfan and live near (cough cough Coasterfan)

You totally haven’t described me, I’ve gone through every stage 💀(for me all the stages weren’t just a joke lol)

By the way, I am a 10-year-old railfan in SF also will you be coming to railfan in San Francisco (there are a lot of EMDs. And what is the fastest train you have ever recorded today I went railfanning and a Caltrain express train knocked my camera off my tripod.

I go to a pretty busy csx line and a not-so busy ns line and I sometimes get some pretty good catches . Like today, I caught a meet with csx 1850 l&n heritage unit Link to already uploaded video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pa2eZbKWtJfSkXk.htmlsi=BmNR-K8W_sNUkjZX

My name is original, right?

What about going into cabs and hanging out with the crews?

I completely skipped the first step, I started with Thomas and friends then grew into real trains then I went to transpot and boom

Specifally, I started seeing trains since 2016, my first ever train was a union pacific coal with four locomotives, no emd tho. I rarley saw trains before i began to see signals red, yellow, green and black, i never saw a white color tho. My first railfanning trip was at a crossing with four signals, we did not see trains, then when we went down, we saw a SLOOW train pass by. Since then, i have been going out so times i see trains even tho im railfanning, but most trains i see are when im railfanning. Latley, im been getting intrenst in steam more the elertic and diesel locomotives, but i still like diesels and elertics. Now i make models of trains in roblox stuido. Are not the best but im learning.

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