Following up on my last video looking at the Honolulu Skyline from a railfanning perspective, I also filmed the complete route from the front window. This is possible as being an automated system, there is no cab. So sit back and relax for a ride through Honolulu.
Video: youtu.be/2ngDbS5Zk6Y
Qantas has been operating several charters to Vegas in Feb/March the last few years (one of which was today) for the NRL Vegas rugby tournament, so they may be building on the success of those flights.
Aloha from Hawaii! In this video, we look at the Honolulu Skyline, Hawaii's still relatively new rail system, opening in phases in both 2023 and 2025. Come along to railfan from several of the stations and check out some of the highlights surrounding the route along the way. Video link in comments!
In this video, I head to northern Arizona for BNSF's southern transcon mainline in December 2025. Here I focus on three trains near Seligman and Pica. Vestiges of the Santa Fe remain here, with old water tanks at Pica and a Santa Fe lettered bridge outside of Seligman.
Link: youtu.be/n2JSrEPhPZE
This trip was especially historic as it was the first time a steam locomotive under steam was in Fort Pierce yard since 1951, and the fact that there was never scheduled passenger service on this line.
Video link: youtu.be/OoRvOV07ZZE
During the 2025 Florida East Coast Railway Society convention, a rare mileage excursion on the FEC K Branch behind former FEC steam locomotive (now Sugar Express) 148.
Thanks for putting this together, it has been fun looking back on some of the players I used to see at spring training in Viera every year.
I've been holding onto this video for a while and figured Christmas would be a good day to release it. youtu.be/2Cv018fIuS4
Not for long, they will start to be decommissioned in 2026.
Here is a quick catch of a Union Pacific intermodal and auto rack train I caught recently near Jean, Nevada, south of Las Vegas.
Video: youtu.be/CvHepJJoblY
#railfan #train #UnionPacific #drone #Nevada
Orlando plus it has Brightline status!
It is definitely getting quiet. I've been trying to post here more, but engagement has been almost non-existent.
Florida East Coast Railway EMD GP40-2 421 stopped on double track facing southbound at dusk. The locomotive is decorated with Christmas lights and a wreath on the nose.
With it being holiday train season, here is a throwback to the Florida East Coast Railway's Toys for Tots Santa Train in West Palm Beach back in 2023. #trains #railfan #fecrwy
A Florida East Coast Railway GP40-2 in the honoring our veterans special paint scheme is lifted by an overhead shop crane inside the railway's New Smyrna Beach shops.
It's not every day that you see a GP40-2 dangling in the air from a shop crane! Learn how the Florida East Coast Railway does this in their New Smyrna Beach shops in the video linked in the comments. #trains #railfan #railfanning #emd #locomotive #fecrwy #crane
Ever wonder what it takes to lift a locomotive? In this video, I show how the Florida East Coast Railway lifts a GP40-2 in its New Smyrna Beach shops. This was filmed during the Florida East Coast Railway Society's 2025 Convention, which included a tour of the shops.
youtu.be/apj0Yd6bE7o
In this video, I head to the northwest to the town of Mukilteo, north of Seattle. On the shore of Puget Sound, is BNSF’s Scenic Subdivision, home to a variety of freight, Amtrak’s Empire Builder and Cascades services, and Sounder commuter rail. All three operations are featured. youtu.be/ZTJUt4y6ac0
In this Brightline video (which took me a while to get around to edit...), I look at some Brightline trains in central Brevard County and look back at the end of a Roaming Railfan era.
youtu.be/uEd7C6LQhl0
From that rendering, it looks like that APM might use some of the space set aside for additional platforms at the current airport RTD station.
In this video, I catch 12 Brightline trains in locations including Melbourne, Sebastian, Fort Pierce, Jensen Beach, and Stuart. Some of the trains spotted include Red, Green, and Pink along with wraps for Orlando Health, NYU Langone Health, Kissimmee, and The Palm Beaches. youtu.be/YNycSRksY9Y
In this video, I look at this year's Red Bull Brightline wrap. I was recently asked if I could film this wrap with my drone which started a weeklong oddessy to track it down in different locations. I figured it would be worth making a full video from the results.
youtu.be/5_urLcXn5L8
Union Pacific train crossing over Las Vegas Blvd in the desert near Jean, NV
A Union Pacific train passing by the Cemex mine in Sloan, NV
A Union Pacific train passes through the Mojave Desert as it approaches Yermo, CA near Barstow.
In this video, I head to Union Pacific's Cima Subdivision between Yermo, CA and Las Vegas, NV. On this route through the desert, I catch a trains in Yermo, just north of Jean, NV, and in Sloan, NV. Video: youtu.be/2aSOrvZ84Qg
Not this time by I’ll add it to my list for the next time I pass through!
Trains, in Bagdad.
In this video, I head to Bagdad, CA and a couple other places in the Mojave Desert to railfan on the BNSF southern transcon.
youtu.be/WBCQCtKLnek
And a few more pictures. #RockyMountaineer
It’s hard to believe it’s been a year today since I finished my chase of the Rocky Mountaineer across Colorado. Here are a few pictures from that three day chase and you can watch the video here:
youtu.be/iYQ7sI4lJS0
In March 2025, the Florida East Coast Railway replaced some rail near Dixon Blvd in Cocoa, FL. I look at part of that process and catch some Brightline trains passing through the work zone.
Video: youtu.be/N0Zn2Whzu_4
#fecrwy #gobrightline
Video link:
youtu.be/EyajBQaV76k
#trains #railfan #fecrailway #gobrightline #ridebrighter
BrightRed in Rockledge near Barnes Blvd
BrightPink coming up the ramp near Innovation Way on the Orlando line
Florida East Coast Railway local train 915 with pink lady gp40-2 425 near the Cocoa Curve and City Point.
The Brightline Princess Cruise Lines wrapped train at the Cocoa Curve
In this #Brightline video, I look at some Brightline trains running in March 2025. Locations in Brevard County include the Cocoa Curve, Rockledge, Bonaventure, and Suntree. On the Orlando Line, there is a catch at Innovation Way. Florida East Coast Railway local train 915 also makes an appearance.
