The Roaming Railfan
@roamingrailfan.com
Creator of videos focused on railroads across the USA and even around the world. Specializing in railroad construction projects.
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
Video: youtu.be/CvHepJJoblY
#railfan #train #UnionPacific #drone #Nevada
December 20, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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
Video: youtu.be/CvHepJJoblY
#railfan #train #UnionPacific #drone #Nevada
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
December 12, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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
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Lifting A Locomotive - Florida East Coast Railway GP40-2 at the New Smyrna Beach Shops
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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
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
Trains Along Puget Sound: Mukilteo, Washington - August 2025
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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November 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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
youtu.be/uEd7C6LQhl0
Brightline Trains in June 2025 & The End of a Roaming Railfan Era
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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November 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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
youtu.be/uEd7C6LQhl0
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
12 Brightline Trains between Melbourne, Fort Pierce, & Stuart - May 2025
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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July 19, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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
youtu.be/5_urLcXn5L8
Brightline Red Bull Summer Edition Train Wrap 2025
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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June 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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
youtu.be/5_urLcXn5L8
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
June 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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
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
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
Railfanning in Bagdad (and Klinefeltter and Yucca)
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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May 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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
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
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
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May 16, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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
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: youtu.be/N0Zn2Whzu_4
#fecrwy #gobrightline
Florida East Coast Railway Rail Replacement and Brightline Trains - March 2025
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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May 12, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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: youtu.be/N0Zn2Whzu_4
#fecrwy #gobrightline
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.
April 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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.
With it being around spring break time, I figured it was a good time to post some content from the beach. In this case, looking at Amtrak, Coaster, and Metrolink trains on the Surfline in southern California, where the tracks are literally at the beach in several locations.
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Trains on the Beach - The Surfline
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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March 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
With it being around spring break time, I figured it was a good time to post some content from the beach. In this case, looking at Amtrak, Coaster, and Metrolink trains on the Surfline in southern California, where the tracks are literally at the beach in several locations.
youtu.be/N11j4iwzfqs
youtu.be/N11j4iwzfqs
In this video, I look at a variety of Brightline trains caught during Christmas week 2024. I stop at a variety of locations including Cocoa, Rockledge, Suntree, Palm Bay, Stuart, Port Salerno, and Jupiter. I also catch Florida East Coast Railway train 206 twice.
youtu.be/stGj7eslHs8
youtu.be/stGj7eslHs8
Brightline Christmas Week Trains 2024
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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January 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
In this video, I look at a variety of Brightline trains caught during Christmas week 2024. I stop at a variety of locations including Cocoa, Rockledge, Suntree, Palm Bay, Stuart, Port Salerno, and Jupiter. I also catch Florida East Coast Railway train 206 twice.
youtu.be/stGj7eslHs8
youtu.be/stGj7eslHs8
N scale Brightline train in the Princess Cruise line wrap!
January 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
N scale Brightline train in the Princess Cruise line wrap!
In September 2024, Brightline began receiving new coaches to expand its trains initially to five coaches. This video looks at the often hidden process of preparing these coaches for service from arrival on the property of the VMF in Orlando until they enter service. youtu.be/mxFUzpZ27vE
Extending Brightline's Trains: The Complete Process of Adding A 5th Coach
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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November 28, 2024 at 10:58 PM
In September 2024, Brightline began receiving new coaches to expand its trains initially to five coaches. This video looks at the often hidden process of preparing these coaches for service from arrival on the property of the VMF in Orlando until they enter service. youtu.be/mxFUzpZ27vE
If you are new to me, I extensively documented the construction of Brightline Florida’s Orlando expansion. You can see all of that on my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@roamingrail...
The Roaming Railfan
The leader in documenting Brightline's Florida passenger rail construction. Also extensive coverage of the Florida East Coast Railway and the fecNtrak modular layout, but also covering railroads acros...
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November 28, 2024 at 12:09 AM
If you are new to me, I extensively documented the construction of Brightline Florida’s Orlando expansion. You can see all of that on my YouTube channel: youtube.com/@roamingrail...
It's been a while since I've had a "behind the scenes" Brightline video and never in my BlueSky era. Let's change that with a YouTube release on Thanksgiving night...
November 27, 2024 at 11:39 PM
It's been a while since I've had a "behind the scenes" Brightline video and never in my BlueSky era. Let's change that with a YouTube release on Thanksgiving night...
On a recent trip to Washington DC, I had a few hours free one evening for some railfanning. Despite only having time to visit two locations in daylight, I was still able to see 15 trains from 5 railroads (Amtrak, MARC, Metro, CSX, and VRE) in 2 hours.
youtu.be/r3KIkiEHIZk
youtu.be/r3KIkiEHIZk
An Evening Railfanning Around Washington DC - September 2024
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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November 24, 2024 at 6:08 PM
On a recent trip to Washington DC, I had a few hours free one evening for some railfanning. Despite only having time to visit two locations in daylight, I was still able to see 15 trains from 5 railroads (Amtrak, MARC, Metro, CSX, and VRE) in 2 hours.
youtu.be/r3KIkiEHIZk
youtu.be/r3KIkiEHIZk
A few Bluesky exclusive photos from my hour on Cajon Pass.
November 15, 2024 at 2:03 AM
A few Bluesky exclusive photos from my hour on Cajon Pass.
In my latest video, I document six trains across one hour at Cajon Pass. With four trains from BNSF and two from Union Pacific (including a light power move) this was one of the most eventful hours I have spent mainline railfanning. Check out the video here: youtu.be/bz2eNphj2ig
Six Trains in One Hour on Cajon Pass - November 2024
YouTube video by The Roaming Railfan
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November 15, 2024 at 1:57 AM
In my latest video, I document six trains across one hour at Cajon Pass. With four trains from BNSF and two from Union Pacific (including a light power move) this was one of the most eventful hours I have spent mainline railfanning. Check out the video here: youtu.be/bz2eNphj2ig