HOW IS IT THAT EVERY NEW GRAB BAG SEEMS BETTER THAN THE LAST 200+ GRAB BAGS? April 21 & 22, 2021

We are not bragging when we say that, but it is amazing that all the new locations and new clips just seem to be better than the last ones! We are sure of one thing, we will continue to bring you the absolute best catches we find on our cameras! Thank You for your continued support, we could not do it without every one of you!

[Mack]

As always, these Grab Bags rock!! Amazing what the cameras are catching!! We love it!! Thanks to Virtual Railfan!! We appreciate all of you!! 😀👍👏👏

[davidrennicke]

9:28 To the CSX engineer: Patience is a virtue. Well done.

[adamwhite]

What a perfect train meet in Altoona! I love how the engineers get creative with the horn, for the people in that park by the tracks. Also, because they can. They're out in the middle of nowhere, so why not?

[GrannyLinda]

The hills (at the curve) are alive with Choo-Choos!! Just love hearing your horn and seeing your dancing, I was right there with you again!! :) and now "row, row, row your boat/train1?" You make us smile., thank you :)

[kenbremner]

Hesperia is beautiful scenery. Thanks for the efforts in putting this together.

[NorthCountryTrains]

I remember when they came out with the first grab bag. Now it's a multiple times a week treat!

[MrBnsftrain]

1:12 CSX weedkiller train with Family Lines boxcar
5:00 nice to see a UP ballast train. Seeing trains going around the curve is much cooler (and louder) in person
7:16 this is an amazing shot! You guys should stick a 2nd camera that just faces this way all the time
10:48 UP 1982 leading
14:52 ATSF 624 still in its original warbonnet livery
16:28 wow, NS 8114 and 9786 running light on the curve I mentioned earlier
19:38 UP 1943 as mid-train DPU at the 19:43 mark in the video!
21:00 Amtrak 184 leading with 204 and a five-car superliner train
24:18 10-unit light power move
27:37 nice to see UP's MOW well trains! My dad saw one in Topeka awhile back and I never saw an image of one since. Unlike the CP and Herzog ones, the well cars are not articulated togther
29:15 Metrolink still has 14 of the 2008-built MP36s in their fleet
30: 05 a New York Central private car on a Northeast Regional in Ashland
32:14 WOW! I had no idea there were still Heart of Georgia units still in the old livery. I didn't know much about Heart Of Georgia, and the fact that G&W only acquired the line in 2017 (Heart of Georgia actually began as acquiring trackage from another future G&W line, the Georgia Southwestern)

[ChadSimplicio]

9:00 - I don't know what that trucker was thinking. Maybe he's not that familiar with the streets of La Grange, or just wasn't anticipating an incoming train. I guess the next time his delivery job takes him there, he'll park on First St.
11:06 & 22:55 - NS Mountain Helpers + the VRF camera at the HSC Observation Deck = Helpers trying their best to pass the time & wake any napping railfans.
17:39 & 31:05 - Virginian Locomotive "Goes West!" ... "Then Back East!"
32:13 - "Oink! Oink! HOG coming through!"
35:41 - California Sunrise + The Amtrak "Southwest Chief" going WB + Train meet w/ an EB BNSF train = Railfans rejoice!

One of these days, there needs to be a VRF camera on the the tracks that the Amtrak "Coast Starlight" uses (besides Chehalis), preferably with a view of a coastline sunset.

[Galaxy]

That was one happy engineer at the shoe!

[jodypearce]

Excellent Grab Bag. Love the caboose first, the EMD switcher, and the video close-out. The most beautiful ending to one of these videos I've ever seen.

[markwilliams]

Great show as always! Keep them coming. Thanks.

[breadfan]

Nice! I was there for the dancing and engineer at the curve lol

[oldmanjammininamini-van]

Lol - The MOW stuff On Altoona at high speed reminds me of a bunch of droids on Star Wars :D

[SoCalOCRailfan]

Great grab bag! Definitely had some content there

[deauvilledad]

Super video, just love these grab bags. 🤓 🤓

[albertvieira]

This was a real good grab bag I'll be sure to pass it on to my friend when I see him tomorrow

[kittty]

@1:00 YAY, big momma grinder, she's lookin' good.

[jwtish]

31:50 Since when is CSX getting those 2 Dash 9's out of storage??? That's awesome!!!

[capitolabill]

4:13 The third loco seems to have some serious arcing taking place in the electrical compartment. Thoughts?

[keonikaig]

rite on, " ride off into the sunset".... 👌