Oh look a choo Choo. 😉😂

didn't expect to see you comment here

yes indeed a great view!!

VRF would have been filming from their camera's yes!!

Look closely you can see the cams for a little bit. Around 1.11 you can see them being lit up by the head light on the locomotive just for a little bit then they fade into the darkness.

and without slackjawed talking through the video and unnecessary filler added on.

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My hometown of Noblesville used to be just like Lagrange, even the buildings look the same. Except the traffic in downtown Noblesville is a lot worse and the train going through was just a local tourist train. They've since taken out all of the street running tracks, so the line ends at the north end of downtown. It's sad, but there's not really anything south of downtown to stop at since the next town over replaced their tracks with a bike path. I don't even want to think of how bad the traffic would be with the current construction and amount of cars while also having a train go through town.

@@LegoTrainFan92 yes, the old Monon (sp) line. It went right past my house in Fishers. I have not been back there for more than 30 years. As far as Noblesville goes, I remember Aunt Bee’s fried chicken. I doubt it is still there. There was also a good ice cream place there. When I say 30 years, I was 31 whe I moved away. Aunt Bee’s was a kid memory, so 45 plus years ago.🇩🇰

LaGrange's street running is freight-only. There may have been (okay, likely was) passenger service at one time long ago, as in steam era. (speculation) In situations like this, the railroad was there first, and the town grew up around it.

@@sweynforkbeardtraindude was the icecream place Alexander's or Dairy Queen?

I haven’t seen his little wind up car (sleigh) for a while in La Grange, but yes - that would have been awesome

@@rebeckylee157 Ah, yes. There is also a blue smart car that parks within the lines at the crossing, - it can often be seen on Virtual Rail Fan.

When many US railroads built in mid 1800s, as this line between Louisville and Cincinnati most communities relied for the vast majority on the rail lines for meaningful transportation (your basic alternatives were walking or horse powered unless you were on a navigable waterway-which La Grange is not). Many communities, when a rail line was developed for them, actually preferred a central location for ease of access and use. Although many of the facilities for this early use now gone with modern road, etc development central downtown was where you had your passenger station (and its attendant express agencies), hotels, and even certain businesses that needed direct access to the rail line. In La Grange (and other like locations nationally) case the existing town layout and surrounding topography led to this kind of road/rail arrangement. When you shared with horse and buggy it was a good deal simpler!

If your moving, yes. But you can have your phone on a train. For example, if your stopped on a siding, you may take a little nap or use your phone.

There's camcorders. I knew a guy who would jot down all locomotives he's been conductor on. Uneffingbelievable.

Locomotive event recorder possibly?

@@utubewatcher806 not possibly. If you saw the 90s event recorders on our older units they look like literal world war 2 footage. Someone recorded this with a phone or a camcorder

Yet, the first thing people say (if they survive) after being hit by a train is they didn't see of hear it. The headlights are required to be on bright, so no, it's not "disrespectful."😂😂