That oh so great Horseshoe Curve vanatage point

[Mgoldman]

Do not try this at home... or in Altoona, for that matter!



Watch this through for insight on how this image:

PhotoID: 406126 Photograph © Norfolk Southern Corp

was captured. FYI, max speed around the Curve with a "mixed train"
is reported to be 15 mph - up and down, steam or diesel.

/Mitch

[Ween]

Or how about I save everybody the pain and say skip to 3:19...

[Mgoldman]

Originally Posted by Ween

Or how about I save everybody the pain and say skip to 3:19...

Lol... good idea, though if anyone wants to also catch 765 then they can tune in at 1:10 and skip the video bobbing and searching.

/Mitch

[oltmannd]

Aha! So, that's where Casey was. I would have guessed he was higher up and further downhill, but I guess it was a wide angle shot.

(Dramamine recommended for that video)

[KevinM]

I hope that the person who shot that video didn't have to drive or fly too far to get it....sheesh!

[Greg P]

Oh the privileges of being on the company payroll.

[Joe the Photog]

Can someone just save us the trouble of watching it and tell us what it shows?

[oltmannd]

Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

Can someone just save us the trouble of watching it and tell us what it shows?

Casey Thomason standing on the signal bridge just to the east.

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by Greg P

Oh the privileges of being on the company payroll.

I'm surprised he wasn't wearing an orange/green/whatever vest. Isn't that a requirement when "working" around railroad tracks?

[jnohallman]

Originally Posted by Joe the Photog

Can someone just save us the trouble of watching it and tell us what it shows?

Uh, trees. Lots of trees. And some smoke belching thing on wheels shows up occasionally during the video.

Jon

[PLEzero]

Originally Posted by JimThias

I'm surprised he wasn't wearing an orange/green/whatever vest. Isn't that a requirement when "working" around railroad tracks?

Looks to be wearing an NS vest in the video to me. I saw him shortly after this video was taken and he had one on.

[sd9]

Originally Posted by KevinM

I hope that the person who shot that video didn't have to drive or fly too far to get it....sheesh!

I think they were all drinking or something, look at the guy at 2:49 with the video camera, he's just twirling around, I think he lost where the train went...

Thanks for that insight Mitch

[Ween]

Originally Posted by JimThias

I'm surprised he wasn't wearing an orange/green/whatever vest. Isn't that a requirement when "working" around railroad tracks?

Re-watch. Repent.

The only thing missing in this video was random fart noises, f-bombs, screams of WOOOOOO-HOOOOOO, and somebody yelling, "NICKEL PLATE LIVES ON!"

[Ween]

Originally Posted by sd9

I think they were all drinking or something, look at the guy at 2:49 with the video camera, he's just twirling around, I think he lost where the train went...

I think he's just getting video of the end of the train.

Did Thais hack into your account?

[CSX1702]

Originally Posted by sd9

I think they were all drinking or something, look at the guy at 2:49 with the video camera, he's just twirling around, I think he lost where the train went...

I'm guessing he was spinning around to actually show the whole curve.

[khalucha]

Originally Posted by Ween

The only thing missing in this video was random fart noises, f-bombs, screams of WOOOOOO-HOOOOOO, and somebody yelling, "NICKEL PLATE LIVES ON!"

Alls I can think of is that character that screams and yells over seeing like an SD40-2 going by. I am sure you know who I am talking about, as I am drawing a blank.

[oltmannd]

Originally Posted by JimThias

I'm surprised he wasn't wearing an orange/green/whatever vest. Isn't that a requirement when "working" around railroad tracks?

Of course you need an orange safety jacket:

http://youtu.be/ue61c6MZNQw

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by oltmannd

Of course you need an orange safety jacket:

http://youtu.be/ue61c6MZNQw

What is a "level crossing sign" and how does one race it? If it were an unlevel crossing sign, then can you race it?

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by Ween

Re-watch. Repent.

All I see is white...like a white t-shirt. Must be my monitor...or the horrific quality of the video that threw my eyes off.

[travsirocz]

Originally Posted by JimThias

All I see is white...like a white t-shirt. Must be my monitor...or the horrific quality of the video that threw my eyes off.

Its blown out but there are a few times you can catch what looks like safety yellow especially when the camera loses focus.

[Ron Flanary]

It's a yellow safety vest. Casey is never seen without it.

[Mgoldman]

Originally Posted by Ron Flanary

It's a yellow safety vest. Casey is never seen without it.

Too bad for his girlfriend or wife... but saves the trouble of getting dressed in the morning, I suppose.

/Mitch

[crazytiger]

Originally Posted by oltmannd

Of course you need an orange safety jacket:

http://youtu.be/ue61c6MZNQw

As a big fan of TopGear whose first exposure was this video a couple years back, thank you.

Originally Posted by Mgoldman

Too bad for his girlfriend or wife... but saves the trouble of getting dressed in the morning, I suppose.

/Mitch

He's creative, so I can only imagine what might be hiding up his sleeve

[JimThias]

Originally Posted by Ron Flanary

It's a yellow safety vest. Casey is never seen without it.

Well that's good to hear.