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railfunny's favorite NW Amtrak trains Some clips I recorded of my favorite Amtrak trains serving the NW USA. Trains include the Empire Builder, Cascades, and Coast Starlight. Those peeps on the platform in Tacoma are fellow students and employees from Green River Community College in Auburn, WA, taking a trip on the Cascades to Portland, OR. I bet you wish your school was cool enough to take trips on Amtrak! Tags: Amtrak California Cascades GRCC Montana Oregon passenger rail railfans railfunny railhaters Starlight trains Washington |
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Metrolink 111 UP Leesdale Local Accident Tribute Video This is a tribute to the passengers and crew of Metrolink train 111 and the UP Leesdale Local, which collided near Chatsworth, CA on September 12, 2008. Rather than fight over the cause of the crash, which the NTSB hasn't yet determined if it was diabetes, texting, or a heart attack, let's look at ways to improve our infrastructure to prevent this from happening again. While I mourn the victims of Metrolink 111, let's remember that trains are much safer than driving, and Metrolink has prevented hundreds if not thousands of auto accidents by taking cars off the roads. Lets' celebrate the lives of those involved in Metrolink 111 by making mass transit even safer, and encouraging more people to use it instead of driving. Other passenger rail systems across the USA have helped to save lives over the past decades as well, and new systems are coming on line each year. Let's also respect both railroad employees and railfans, who often work together to report railroad related dangers such as vandalsim, trespassers, malfunctions, while at the same time preserving our rich railroad history. May those who died in Metrolink 111 rest in peace, and their lives not be lost in vain. Tags: Tribute 111 Accident Amtrak California Chatsworth Engineer Freight Leesdale Local Metrolink Passenger Rob Sanchez Steve Train UP Diabetes Texting Phone Heart Attack Teen Railfans Automatic Stop Safety Investigation NTSB |
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Air Show Millitary Expo 2008 McChord AFB USA McChord Air Force Base July 19th 2008 Air Expo. Includes highlights B2 fly over, F15, C17 Globemaster II, and a race between a rocket car and a Mig 26 jet. Tags: Air Force Show Fighter Jet Stealth Bomber MCChord USA F15 C17 B2 Planes Aviation Tacoma Washington |
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Golden Princess 2008 Alaska Cruise Ship Vacation Video Our trip aboard the Golden Princess from Seattle to Juneau to Skagway to Ketchikan to Victoria and back to Seattle. It was a wonderful trip, especially the ride on the White Pass and Yukon Scenic Railway out of Skagway. I would highly recommend this trip. Tags: Princess Alaska Cruise Seattle Holland America Oosterdam White Pass Yukon Railroad Railway Train Cruises Alaskan |
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Denver RTD Light Rail Nine Mile Broadway and Littleton Train Some short clips of Denver's excellent light rail network, including some recent extensions to the line. Recorded January 19th, 2008. The network is well laid out, and the LRV's ride well, but they sure could use a good wash! Tags: Denver RTD Light Rail LRV Passenger Trains Littleton Siemens Transit Winter Snow Joint Line 2008 Nine Mile Broadway |
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Cascade Middle School 2007 Holiday Concert at Auburn TAM A few selection from the December 12th 2007 concert at Auburn Mountain View High School. The band sounds considerably better than last spring. 7th and 8th graders play "Rites of Tamburo" and "Sleigh Ride", while Jazz Band plays "Front Burner" and "Frosty the Snowman". Tags: Cascade Middle School Band Auburn Washington Orlen Carney Rites of Tamburo Christmas Music Concert railfunny |
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Amtrak #371 Chicago Crash November 30, 2007 Amtrak's "Pere Marquette", #371, crashed into the rear end of a Norfolk Southern freight train in Chicago on November 30, 2007. 51 of the 187 people aboard were injured, 5 seriously, all of which were crew members. The cause of the accident is not yet known on December 1, 2007. Tags: Amtrak Crash Chicago Norfolk Southern Passenger Freight Railroad Train Wreck 371 Pere Marquette Trains Accident 2007 |
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Essex MT Trains 11-11-2007 Amtrak BNSF and more A look at trains in Essex Montana on November 11, 2007. Includes BNSF helper engines at snow shed #12, Amtrak Empire Builder departing Essex, and Amtrak Cascades #500 arriving in Tacoma, WA. Tags: Amtrak BNSF Freight Passenger Rail Trains Essex Montana Helper Engines |
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European Rail Adventure 2007 Czech Republic Germany Austria Railfunny's 2007 European Rail Adventure, covering Amsterdam, Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria. Freights and passenger rail, trams, subway, and more. Tags: Passenger Rail Freight Mass Transit Light Subway Tram European Czech Trains Amsterdam Prague Amtrak Brno |
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Izaak Walton Inn Train Adventure, Essex Montana, Glacier Last weekend I enjoyed a trip to the famous Izaak Walton Inn near Waterton Glacier Park, in Essex, Montana. The trip their aboard the Empire Builder was great, and the Inn was even better. There was Great Northern memorabilia everywhere, as well as fellow railfans. There were many great hiking trails as well, but the best part was the trains, lots of them. Essex is a helper station, with SD40-2 sets coupling up with freights for the steep climb up Marias Pass. If you like trains and/or the outdoors, you should really consider a trip to the Izaak Walton Inn. Tags: BNSF Amtrak Trains Rail Izaak Walton Inn Essex Montana Marias Pass Empire Builder 2007 Railfunny Great Northern |
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Jake's 6th Grade End of Year Band Concert - Part 2 Jake's getting pretty good at the trumpet, and had an excellent year end concert at Cascade Middle School in Auburn, WA. He has a new band teacher this year, and the difference is amazing. The 7th and 8th graders put on a good show too, and all three grades played selections from "High School Musical" at the end. Part 2 of 2, more jazz band, 8th graders "Military Escort", and a combined finale performance of "High School Musical". Tags: Band Concert 6th Grade Cascade Middle Disney High School Musical Trumpet Live railfunny Auburn |
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Jake's 6th Grade Year End Concert - Part 1 of 2 Jake's getting pretty good at the trumpet, and had an excellent year end concert at Cascade Middle School in Auburn, WA. He has a new band teacher this year, and the difference is amazing. The 7th and 8th graders put on a good show too, and all three grades played selections from "High School Musical" at the end. Part 1 of 2, 6th graders "Surfing USA" and "Take me out to the Ball Game", 7th graders "Disney Blockbusters", and jazz band. Tags: Trumpet Band Concert Cascade Middle School Auburn Washington 6th Grade Disney Music railfunny |
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P.S.A.P. BNSF and Amtrak in Centralia WA Some P.S.A.P., BNSF, and Amtrak trains I got on video while visiting Centralia, WA today, June 11th, 2007. Tags: BNSF Amtrak Cascades Centralia WA Puget Sound Pacific Railroad Trains Rail Shortline America |
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ORHF Puget Sound Steam Special May 19th 2007, SP 4449 UP 844 This steam double header with SP #4449 and UP #844 from Tacoma to Everett and back was my best steam excursion ever! I would like to thank the Barriger Library, Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, Friends of the 4449, Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation, the Washington State Historical Society, and Conductor Reed Jackson for making this trip possible. A coach seat was $299, and Dome $399. Double headed steam on a Class I mainline was truly priceless! Being that this was the same day as my 30th birthday made the trip even more memorable. Tags: Steam SP 4449 UP 844 Train Locomotive BNSF Amtrak Seattle Puget Sound Special May 19th 2007 Tacoma Everett Railfunny |
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Free Transit Day in the Bay Area 04/30/2007 Caltrain, BART + April 30th, 2007, was free transit day in the Bay Area of California due to the partial collapse of the San Francisco-Oakland highway. Many people took transit to work who wouldn't have otherwise. Meanwhile, tourists such as myself enjoyed free rides on BART, VTA light rail, Caltrain, and some almost free fun on the San Jose Beach Boardwalk Giant Coaster, and the Amtrak San Joaquins. Tags: BART Caltrain VTA Amtrak Light Rail Subway Santa Cruz Giant Dipper California Trains Rollercoaster railfunny Transit |
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BNSF Stampede Pass Auburn, WA Grain Train A BNSF grain train passes through my back yard on April 21, 2007. Well, not really my back yard, but less than a mile away. The location is the Auburn, WA "M" Street crossing. The empty grain train is going from TEMCO/Cargill in Tacoma back to the midwest to refill. Empty grain trains comprise most of the traffic on the BNSF Stampede Pass line. Tags: Stampede Pass BNSF Auburn WA TEMCO Grain Train Runby Railfunny Railroad Crossing |
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Caribbean Princess 2007 Cruise Ship Vacation Video A family vacation aboard Princess Cruises Caribbean Princess. This is one of Princess' newest ships, built in 2004 in Italy, and loaded with amenities. Also seen are the Carnival Triumph in Sint Maarten, and the Holland America Westerdam in St. Thomas. It was a very enjoyable trip, and I hope to do it again sometime. Tags: Caribbean Princess Cruise Ship Carnival Triumph Holland America Westerdam St Maarten Thomas Family Vacation |
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My Nephew Jake - NASCAR Announcer? Pinewood Derby 2003 My nephew Jake might have a future as an announcer for NASCAR. Here he is filming and narrating his 2003 Pinewood Derby. Tags: Nephew Jake NASCAR Pinewood Derby Cub Scouts Cars Boys Funny Amature Kids Silly |
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Amtrak Exec Discusses Cascades, Starlight and more Amtrak Director of Government Operations Jonathan Hutchison gives a briefing on Amtrak operations at the NARP Region 8 Spring Rail Conference in Tacoma, WA sponsored by All Aboard Washington. Topics include the Coast Starlight, Cascades, Empire Builder, Ohio Corridors, and more. Tags: Amtrak NARP Coast Starlight Cascades Empire Builder Jonathan Hutchison All Aboard Washington Tacoma 2007 Trains Rail |
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Ron Sims, please don't tear up our Eastside Rail Line Ron Sims and King County should reconsider their plan to rip up the tracks from a viable rail corridor for the benefit of a few bicyclists over thousands of commuters. Writer Al Runte explains why in this video. Tags: King County Ron Sims Sounder Commuter Rail Spirit Washington Dinner Train Transit Bellevue Renton All Aboard Bike Trail |
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My Nephew Jake and the Cat My nephew sure did have fun playing with my new cat when she was a kitten. For a moment I thought he was going to make a song about her. Tags: Cat kitten nephew Jake funny family silly railfunny |
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My nephew Jake the ham - 2002 My nephew Jake is such a ham! Here are some of his funniest moments caught on tape from 2002. He sure does enjoy anything that makes a fart noise! Tags: railfunny funny bloopers birthday family kids boys fart jokes dancing holiday jake party nalts silly nephews 2002 |
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Trains 2006 Slideshow with Steam, Amtrak, and more! A slide show of some of my favorite USA train photo's from 2006. Highlights include a steam special from Morton, WA to Tacoma, WA, A Green River Community College (GRCC) field trip on the Amtrak Cascades from Tacoma to Portland, The Meeker Southern along part of the former NP Prairie Line, former Milwaukee Road trackage near Rainier, WA (now part of Tacoma Rail), a shot of where the NP Auburn passenger station used to be, NP Q3 2152, and more. Tags: Trains NP Auburn Steam Q3 2152 GRCC Morton Tacoma BNSF Rainier Meeker Prairie Portland Skoda Streetcar Milwaukee Road WA |
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Amtrak Sunset to Washington DC A three day rail journey from Los Angeles, CA on Amtrak's Sunset Limited to Washington, DC via Amtrak's Crescent from New Orleans, LA. Photo's and videos from Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Benson, Deming, El Paso, San Antonio, New Orleans, Anniston, Virginia, and Washington, DC. Leaving New Orleans you can see first hand the devastation to St. Bernard Parish, which seems to have missed out on the rebuilding of the area. Also included is some commuter rail, light rail, and Metro/subway action in Washington, DC. Tags: Amtrak Sunset Limited Crescent New Orleans Nalts Katrina Metro Gustav Washington VRE Trains Rail Hurricane UP NS |
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New Orleans by train, one year after Katrina During a recent visit to New Orleans, I was shocked by how much of the surrounding area remains devastated, especially the areas I saw on the way out of town, such as St. Bernard Parish. This video contains what I saw, and some of my thoughts on the situation. Things are definitely not yet back to normal in New Orleans, but there are people who are trying to help. Tags: Amtrak New Orleans Katrina Gustav CommonGround Hurricane Rebuilding Bush Iraq Trains Rail |
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Monster Trucks 2007 Tacoma Dome - Rollover at the end Monster Trucks and Motorcross at the Tacoma Dome on 01/14/2007. Grave Digger wipes out hard at the end. Tags: Monster Trucks Motorcross Extreme Dangerous Stunts Tacoma Dome USHRA Rollover Wipeout Crash |
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Freight Trains 2006 Compilation A mix of freight train clips including the BNSF, UP, Iowa Interstate, and some short lines. Locations include Seattle, WA and surrounding cities, and the diamonds at Joliet, IL. Tags: Freight Trains BNSF IAIS Iowa Interstate Railroad Railway Joliet Seattle |
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Kids Wrestling Blooper Two kids are wrestling when suddenly... You have to see it to believe it! Tags: Kids Wrestling WWE WWF Blooper Funny Boys Nalts |
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Fun in and Around the Lake 2006 Having fun in and around the lake during summer 2006. Includes several tubing wipeouts and more. Tags: Tubing Bloopers Lake Boat Water |
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Bop 'Til You Drop A funny video where my niece beats up three of my nephews. They are using inflatable Bop 'Em boxing gloves though, so know one really gets hurt. My mom always said not to hit girls. That's good advice, because they often hit back. Tags: Funny Family Wrestling Blooper Boxing Boppers Kids Christmas boys girl |