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Posts by The Roaming Railfan
An Amtrak California F59 leads a train of California bilevel coaches across a low trestle at the Yolo Bypass west of Sacramento.
Here is a quick look at some Amtrak California action around Sacramento from February 2026 to check out while I am working on my Big Boy video to hopefully release this weekend!
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#gobrightline #brightline #ridebrighter #railfan
Brightline 10 coach train crosses the curved bridge over Interstate 95 in Cocoa, FL as traffic passes underneath.
In this video, I look at the extended 10 coach trains that Brightline has been running since December, filmed in January 2026. Catch locations include Dallas Blvd and Innovation Way in Orlando, the I-95 bridge in Cocoa, Cocoa Curve, and Gus Hipp and Barnes Blvds in Rockledge.
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With the pending launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon later today, let's throw back to September 2023, when the solid rocket boosters that will help power the SLS rocket were delivered to NASA by the Florida East Coast Railway. youtu.be/htv-_TfUOas
#Artemis #SLS #NASARailroad
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Two yellow union pacific locomotives lead 11 cars of the railroad's office car fleet through the desert under a partly clouded blue sky in Mojave Nationa Preserve
Two yellow Union Pacific locomotives lead 11 cars of the railroad's office car fleet as they curve along the side of a mountain in Sloan, Nevada as seen from an aerial drone shot with mountains in the background.
Come along for a chase of a Union Pacific office car special! Union Pacific was deadheading one of its business trains from California to Colorado via Las Vegas and I was able to chase from inside Mojave National Preserve in California into Nevada and downtown Las Vegas.
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An Air New Zealand economy skycouch!!! Well worth being in one of those seats even if you don’t have the full row as you get an adjustable leg rest.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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#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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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